Four students gunned down at Benjamin Mays High School in Atlanta after 'unknown vehicle' opened fire in horror shooting
FOUR students have been shot at an Atlanta high school after an "unknown vehicle" opened fire on Wednesday.
The gunfire rang out at the lower campus parking lot outside Benjamin E. Mays High School in southwest Atlanta around 4:15 pm.
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The Atlanta Public School Police Department said that the victims were teenage boys.
Three of them are 17 years old and one is 18 years old.
The Atlanta Police Department also confirmed that they had detained three people in northwest Atlanta.
Police were looking for a possible vehicle seen at the time of the shooting.
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The people detained include a 35-year old woman, her 17-year-old daughter, and a man.
Students were leaving for the day when the horrifying scenes erupted, Atlanta Public Schools said in a statement.
“Shortly after dismissal, shots were fired from an unknown vehicle, striking four students at Benjamin E. Mays High School lower campus parking lot,” the district said in the statement.
“All victims were transported to the hospital and confirmed to have non-life-threatening injuries.
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"No other students, faculty, or staff were injured. This matter continues to be under investigation."
The district added, "The safety and security of our students and staff are paramount."
“I’m shocked and heartbroken. This is the place where I spent four years of my life,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said.
Police officers and fire engines flooded the scene on Wednesday afternoon, cordoning off the parking lot with yellow crime scene tape.
Students were held at the high school for interviews, according to WXIA-TV reporter Cody Alcorn, in a tweet.
"We had to work through several students that were on-scene. We began with approximately 100 students that were here," said Atlanta Police Major Ralph Woolfolk.
The incident began as a fight that led to shots fired, police in a press release Wednesday evening.
After school activities have been canceled and the school remains on lock down.
The shooting comes on the six year anniversary of the Parkland school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
It has also happened on the same day as the shooting at the Kansas Chiefs Super Bowl parade.
Parkland shooting survivors' 'trauma' is 'life-changing' but 'shame and guilt' can be worked through, says therapistShots were fired while fans were leaving the parade through Union Station in Kansas City.
The team had only left moments before the gunshots.
Police have confirmed that one person died and at least 21 others were injured.
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The Atlanta Police Department told The U.S. Sun that the school districts police department are leading the investigation at this time.
The U.S. Sun has contacted the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department for more information.
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