Tuesday 20 August 2013

Man dressed all in black, toting AK-47, terrorizes Georgia school

Gunfire terrifies Atlanta-area elementary school, triggers evacuation. Police describe suspect as white man in his 20s, clad in all black, firing off AK-47 rounds


 Dekalb County Police SWAT officers run toward Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy after reports of a gunman entered the school, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, in Decatur, Ga. Superintendent Michael Thurmond says all students at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur east of Atlanta are accounted for and safe Tuesday and that he is not aware of any injuries. 
 

Dekalb County Police SWAT officers arrive at elementary school, responding to call from school office, where shots could be heard in the background.


One person was in custody after shots were fired at an elementary school in Decatur, Ga., but there were no reports of injuries, authorities said.
The gunman was reportedly a white man in his 20s, wearing all black and carrying an AK-47. He surrendered peacefully at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy outside Atlanta.
Students were led outside to safety as a man armed with a gun was reported at a school in Decatur, Ga.

wsbtv.com

Students were led outside to safety as a man armed with a gun was reported at a school in Decatur, Ga.

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Teachers evacuated frightened students to safety in a grassy area away from buildings. Angry and anxious parents were kept at a nearby parking lot, waiting to be reunited with their kids.
Officers take up positions after receiving reports of a gunman at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy.

wsbtv.com

Officers take up positions after receiving reports of a gunman at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy.

Someone in the school office called local station WSBTV to report that there was a shooter on campus. The caller told an assignment desk editor that the gunman wanted the station to be notified. Shots could be heard over the call.
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Police cars lining streets after gunman fires shots at an elementary school.

David Goldman/AP

Police cars lining streets after gunman fires shots at an elementary school.

County School Board Chairman Melvin Johnson said there had been no reports injuries.
Students stood along a chainlink fence while officers swarmed the school.

SOURCE : Nydailynews

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