Four Students Shot Outside An Atlanta High School!

Cousins! An Atlanta school district has revealed that a total of four students were wounded earlier this week following multiple shots from a vehicle outside of a local high school!

According to NBC News, students of Benjamin E. Mays High were shot within the lower area of the campus parking lot on Wednesday, February 14th. Sources state that the incident took place shortly after dismissal.

An issued statement on behalf of Atlanta Public Schools has confirmed that none of the four students obtained any life threatening injuries.

“Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and Atlanta Fire Rescue immediately responded to the situation, and all victims were transported to the hospital and confirmed to have non-life-threatening injuries. No other students, faculty, or staff were injured,” reads a statement from the district.

Following the tragic incident, all in school events were canceled.

“The safety and security of our students and staff are paramount,” the district said.

As of right now, the Atlanta district has confirmed that the shooting is currently under investigation.

“I feel sorry for the young people that have been impacted by this,” says Mayor Dickens said. “We want to make sure this school doesn’t have a black eye on it because of this issue.”

Atlanta officials state that the school district’s own police squad is leading the ongoing investigation.

11 Alive News reports details regarding the shooting:

• Four people were injured: They were identified as three 17-year-olds and one 18-year-old, all males.
• The injuries were not considered life-threatening: Mayor Dickens said all four were in stable condition at Grady Hospital on Wednesday night.
• A fight led to the shooting: Atlanta Public Schools Police Chief Ronald Applin said officers were already on scene responding to the fight around 4 p.m. when shots were fired. “Our officers were there, they immediately responded, treated the students who were wounded,” Chief Applin said.
• Three people were detained: They were detained for questioning and as of Wednesday night, police had not said they were necessarily suspects. They were identified as a 35-year-old woman, a 17-year-old girl and a male of unspecified age. 
• More: The 35-year-old woman is the mother of the 17-year-old girl, according to police. They were detained in a vehicle at Baker Road and Commercial Avenue, police said, which is about four-and-a-half miles from Mays High.
• The three were said to be cooperating: As of Wednesday night, Atlanta Police Major Ralph Woolfolk said they had not not yet “established or nexus or association to this incident” to the three people and the vehicle. They were interviewed at APD headquarters.
• It was unclear if there was a relationship between the victims and anyone detained: Police did not have any details on that possibility as of Wednesday night.
• APS Police Chief Applin vowed a heightened response within the school system: “There’s gonna be a lot of visibility by our officers, we also have the assistance of the Atlanta Police Department. And we’re going to be very visible, we’re going to be very noticeable on campus tomorrow. In the hallways, outside, as they come into the school, very visible so that we can make sure they feel a lot more comfortable tomorrow when they come to school.”

According to NBC News, a 16-year-old male was murdered within a shooting near the campus around 2:30 a.m in May 2023.