Gunshots have been fired at an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, near Atlanta,

[warrior1]

Source: cnn

Gunshots have been fired at an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, near Atlanta, CNN affiliate WSB reports.

Gunshots were reported fired at a charter elementary school Tuesday in Decatur, Georgia, a school board chairman told CNN affiliate WSB.

No reports of injuries have been made from the Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, board Chairman Melvin Johnson told WSB.

Aerial video from WSB Tuesday afternoon showed children leaving the building and being guided to a corner of a field.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/20/us/georgia-school-gunshots/index.html

[applegrove]

1. Nobody has been hurt. Vibes

[warrior1]

2. another link

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-police-chief-responds-incident-elementary-s/nZTRH/

[Little Star]

3. "the gunman asked to call WSB-TV".....

Sounds like he wants to be famous.

I hope the cops get him before we have another Newtown.

[onehandle]

4. Lived and worked most of my life within minutes of there.

I expect the morons in the State Legislature to arm teachers to the teeth after this.

[nykym]

8. From what I have been reading

that plan is not working out too well.
Most districts nationwide are in jeopardy of losing their insurance coverage if they arm teachers.

[RT Atlanta]

5. this sux...

Decatur is not too far from where I live.

Creator, please be with the children, the educators and staff at the school and let them all be safe.

WTF IS IT ABOUT PEOPLE WITH GUNS apparently wanting to hurt innocent children?!?

[sgsmith]

6. Current information from radio

No injuries
Suspect in custody.

[Iliyah]

7. the maximum of hurt from

many illogical killers are to hurt/kill children. I'm so fucking so tired of this bullshit.

[TBF]

9. First week of school? We don't start here until next week ... nt

[RT Atlanta]

10. start dates

Many schools in the metro ATL area started back last week on the 12th, and a few systems started the week before.

[TBF]

14. I guess it varies a lot by area -

I grew up in the north and it was always after labor day because of tourism

Hope there are no injuries - way too many of these stories lately.

[heaven05]

11. oh no

[RebelOne]

12. Watching it now on WSBTV.

Gunman apprehended. White man in his 20s with AK47.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. Fuck! I grew up in Decatur. Good no one was hurt. Fingers crossed!

We need to do something about these fucking guns!!!

[primavera]

16. Can't be right

Georgia is one of the more pro-gun states in the country. As we all know, guns make everyone safer, so with all of those guns out there in Georgia, there's no way this could happen there.

[Wait Wut]

17. That could be the reason.

The first thought that popped into my head was 'some guy trying to prove a point about armed teachers'. Especially after the reports that he requested news coverage.

Or, he's just a needy nut that wants some attention.

He's alive, so we'll find out soon enough. I almost made myself puke stalking FReakshow a few minutes ago. Sick human beings over there.

[ManiacJoe]

18. The multiple reports all seem to be suggesting the "attention" angle.

[Bosonic]

19. Officials: Ga. school suspect had assault rifle

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A police chief says the suspect in a Georgia elementary school shooting fired from inside the school and officers returned fire.

DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric L. Alexander said at a news conference that the gunman who had an assault rifle was able to get into Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur Tuesday by following behind someone who was authorized to be there.

Alexander says the 19-year-old suspect is being questioned.

The chief also says officers believed the suspect had explosives in the trunk of his car so they cut a hole in a fence to man sure students running from the building could get even farther away.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/official-suspect-custody-ga-school

[Butterbean]

20. This is one of my fears after Sandy Hook: copy cat murderers looking for notoriety. n/t

[tabasco]

21. Ahhhh, just the well-regulated militia.

Nothing to worry about.