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States — A 14-year-old boy has been charged with shooting four people dead at a US high school, authorities said Thursday, adding that their investigation into the country’s latest outburst of gun violence is ongoing.
The teen faces four felony murder counts after allegedly killing two fellow pupils, also aged 14, as well as two teachers at Apalachee High School in the southern state of Georgia on Wednesday.
Citing unnamed sources, CNN reported that the gun used in the shooting – which it described as an AR 15-style assault rifle – had been purchased for the teenager by his father as a holiday gift.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation had said the suspect would be charged as an adult. It said that he would appear in court on Friday and that additional charges are expected.
