Georgia Teacher Arrested After Opening Fire in Classroom
(ZH) A teacher was in custody after police responded to reports of shots fired at a high school in Georgia.
The Dalton Police Department tweeted at about 12:30 p.m. that a subject, believed to be a teacher, was barricaded in a classroom at Dalton High School.
There is a barricaded subject in a classroom. It is believed to be a teacher.
— Dalton Police (@DaltonPD) February 28, 2018
No children were hurt or in danger, the police later said.
VIDEO: Dalton High students running to safety after reports of shots fired. @DaltonPD says the suspect is believed to be a teacher. Suspect is in custody. Video credit Dalton HS Student @wesleycaceres5. @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/pFyoBVbtFc
— Chris Jose (@ChrisJoseWSB) February 28, 2018
UPDATE: The teacher is in custody.
— Dalton Police (@DaltonPD) February 28, 2018
The police said there is “No info to release right now about identity of the subject who was barricaded or what caused the situation.”
No info to release right now about identity of the subject who was barricaded or what caused the situation.
— Dalton Police (@DaltonPD) February 28, 2018
Update: The teacher has been identified as Randal Davidson.
Dalton High School is located in northwest Georgia, near the Tennessee-Georgia border, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Atlanta.
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