Photos: Four killed in Apalachee High School shooting; suspect captured

090524 Apalachee shooting
090524 Apalachee shooting
090524 Apalachee shooting
090524 Apalachee shooting
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
090524 Apalachee shooting
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
090524 Apalachee shooting
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Shooting at Apalachee High School
Shooting at Apalachee High School
Shooting at Apalachee High School
Shooting at Apalachee High School
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Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder
“I don’t know why it happened. I may not ever know. We may not ever know,” Barrow Sheriff Jud Smith said. Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School on Wednesday afternoon. (John Spink/AJC)
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder
Students evacuated from Apalachee High to the school's football field watch the events on campus. Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder
Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder
Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder
Four people were killed and nine others were taken to various hospitals after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the GBI said Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2024. One person was in custody, the state agency confirmed. (John Spink/AJC)
Shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder
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Gretchen Gierlach, 18, of Gwinnett County, shows her thoughts about the recent shooting at Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. Gierlach is a recent high school graduate of Dacula high school and currently enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College. One person is in custody after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County injured multiple people Wednesday morning. (Jason Getz / AJC)