Video: Superintendent Erroll Davis and APD Hold Detailed Press Conference on School Shooting
On Thursday, January 31, a shooting occurred at Price Middle School. One student was hit by gunfire, and another was injured.
A student was shot and a teacher injured Thursday afternoon at Price Middle School in southeast Atlanta. On Thursday evening the APS Superintendent and the Chief of Police held a press conference, which can bee seen in the video above. A juvenile suspect was quickly apprehended by a school resource officer and taken into custody, Atlanta police said. A small-caliber handgun was recovered. It appeared the victim and suspect knew each other and had argued earlier. Parents crowded around the school and were relieved to be reunited with their children when school let out. Atlanta police released this statement:
Cindy West
1:04 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
There is so much anger in our kids now. Why can't they just focus on work and learning? As parents, we need to get back to the basics and be there to help them to know who they are. There's more to life than fighting. Figure out how to have inner peace with God! Bothered more ›