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Georgia Apalachee High School students form circle and start praying after shooting kills 4, injures 30

Students at Apalachee High Sch🌳ool in northern Georgia stood in a circle and prayed🎶 together after being evacuated over the deadly shooting that left four dead, harrowing footage shows.

More than 40 students were photographed holding hands and standing in a ring on the school’s football field after they were evacuated We🌼dnesday.

More than 40 students were photographed holding hands and standing in a ring on the school’s football field Wednesday. WRDW
A gunman opened fire at the school in Winder — about an hour northeast of Atlanta — around 10:30 a.m., leaving at least four people dead and 30 injured, CNN reported. AFP via Getty Images

The stu꧅dents had their heads bowed, and appeared to be praying, according to images&nbsp🥂;.

Other prayer circles were also seen forming among students on the field, where many of its 1,900 students gathered after tꦑhe shooting.


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💜A gunman opened fire at the school in Winder — about 45 minutes northeast of Atlanta — around 10:20 a.m., leaving two teachers and two students dead, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey confirmed.

Another nine people were hospitali𝐆zed – including special-ed math teacher David Phen♛ix, who was left with a shattered hip.

The gunman was identifiedꦅ as 14-year-old Colt Gray, who was a student at the school.

A victim is transported via helicopter to the hospital after the shooting Wednesday. Fox 5 Atlanta
At least 4 people are reportedly dead, with dozens more injured. Fox 5 Atlanta

He surrendered unhurt to police immediately aft🐻eౠr being confronted by a school resource officer, Hosey said.

Gray will be charged with murder as an adult.

Police have been interviewing the teen and his family, but the m🌊otivations for the attack remain uncle🔥ar.

First responders outside of Apalachee High School after the mass shooting.
A suspect is in custody, according to authorities.
The shooter is reportedly school-aged, but it is not clear if the assailant attended the high school. AP

Students were evacuated from the school and began bein♚g dismissed within an hour of the shooting.

Many mingled on the school’s football fie𝕴ld afterwards, consoling each other as the initial chaos of the shooting calmed and meeting up with their terrified parents.