Authorities have released the 911 calls made from Apalachee High School on the day of the shooting, Sept. 4.
Colt Gray, 14, is accused of pulling out a high-powered rifle from his backpack — a gift from his father, Colin, according to investigators — and opening fire, killing four people and injuring nine others. The Barrow County 911 call center was inundated with phone calls around 10:20 a.m., and many people received an automated message explaining there was a "high call volume.
She was eventually evacuated from the school. Nearby Yargo Elementary School and Haymon-Morris Middle School were also on lockdown. Parents there flooded the 911 call center. Caller: "Sir, my daughter goes to school next door to Apalachee. Is there a school shooter?" Barrow 911: "We do have an active situation Apalachee High School right now. We have a lot of calls coming in." The 911 operator explained all the schools are on a hard lockdown.
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