A student died Wednesday hours after being shot at a Winston-Salem high school, authorities said.
Winston-Salem, N.C. — A student died Wednesday hours after being shot at a Winston-Salem high school, and the suspected gunman was in custody, authorities said. William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr., was shot inside Mount Tabor High School shortly after noon, authorities said. He died at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The gunman, who authorities believe was another student, was arrested without incident shortly after 6 p.m., the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said. “It is a sad day, but we will get through this together,” Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said at an evening news conference. “The Miller family needs your prayers. The children need your prayers – they were traumatized. Our community needs your prayers.” Both Kimbrough and Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson got choked up during the news conference, but Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill appeared to be more angry than somber. “When each of us, including myself, sends our kids out to school in the morning, we want to know and believe they are safe,” O’Neill said.
