Students at two Georgia schools faced separate gun threats Wednesday. One student was shot at Warner Robins High School, while a Campbell Middle School student brought a gun to the Cobb County school.
The Warner Robins shooting: Houston County Sheriff’s officials said two ninth-grade students began arguing in a school bathroom about 2:15 p.m. The argument turned physical, and a 14-year-old student pulled out a gun and shot the other student.
The sheriff’s office said the 14-year-old ran from campus after the shooting. Police found the student about an hour later in a neighborhood about half a mile from the school.
An officer assigned to the school reached the injured student within seconds. The officer used tourniquets to control the bleeding until emergency medical workers arrived.
An ambulance took the student to a local hospital. Officials described the injuries as not life-threatening. Authorities reported no other injuries.
School closed: Warner Robins High School is closed to students Thursday and Friday, according to the Houston County School District. Crisis counselors will be available for students and staff.
The school held safety drills Tuesday, one day before the shooting.
The Cobb County case: A Campbell Middle School student was taken into custody after officials found a gun at the school, according to the Cobb County School District.
The district’s first statement did not mention any threats involving the gun.
The district said students and staff followed their training, allowing officials to secure the situation right away.
What is still unknown: The district has not released details about what led to the Campbell Middle School case. It also has not provided the student’s age or said what specific legal action the student faces.
B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.
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