The mother of the alleged shooter at Apalachee High School warned officials the morning of the shooting. Here’s how administrators responded. And, Venezuela’s opposition leader has fled the country.
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The mother of the alleged gunman in the Apalachee High School shooting in Winder, GA, where four people were killed and nine others were injured, called the school to warn officials about her son. Text messages sent by Marcee Gray, the suspect’s mother, to her sister about the phone call she made to the high school surfaced over the weekend. The school remains closed while the investigation continues.
???? Gray talked to the school counselor for about 10 minutes around a half hour before the shooting, Chase McGee of Georgia Public Broadcasting tells Up First. School administrators took the call seriously and went to the classroom where her son was supposed to be, but he wasn’t there. Later he tried to enter that room, but was prevented because the door was locked. Witnesses say the school didn’t order a lockdown as quickly as they could have. There was also confusion due to another student with a similar name who happened to be in the same class, but was not there when the administrator arrived.
➡️ A teacher at the high school described on social media how she protected her students during the shooting.
Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo González, who is widely believed to have won the July presidential election, has fled to Spain, where he has been granted political asylum. This comes after Venezuela’s authoritarian regime ordered his arrest. President Nicolás Maduro controls all branches of power in Venezuela and is backed by the military.
