{"id":43785,"date":"2024-09-05T05:06:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T05:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/deadly-georgia-school-shooting-claims-4-lives-injures-9-biden-harris-condemn-violence-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2024-09-05T05:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T05:06:35","slug":"deadly-georgia-school-shooting-claims-4-lives-injures-9-biden-harris-condemn-violence-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/05\/deadly-georgia-school-shooting-claims-4-lives-injures-9-biden-harris-condemn-violence-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Georgia School Shooting claims 4 lives, injures 9; Biden &#038; Harris condemn violence &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Colt Cray, a 14-year-old student suspected of being the gunman, is now in custody. Chris Hosey, Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, stated that Cray gave himself up to law enforcement right after the incident and is currently assisting with the investigation. Hosey, along with Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith, confirmed that Cray will face murder charges and will be prosecuted as an adult.<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-index-2\">\n<p>The victims include two students and two teachers. Law enforcement agencies are continuing their investigation into the incident and its motive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-3\">\n<p>Lyela Sayarath, a junior at Apalachee High School, revealed to CNN that she was seated next to the suspected gunman just before the shooting occurred.<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-index-5\" class=\"storyParagraph\">\n<p>In response to the tragedy, the White House has called on Congress to enact stricter gun control measures. White House Press Secretary Jean-Pierre emphasized the need for universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, safe storage requirements, investment in prevention programs, and a national red flag law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-index-6\" class=\"storyParagraph\">\n<p>President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have both denounced the shooting. Biden labelled it a \u201chorrific reminder of the persistent gun violence that rips through our communities\u201d and reiterated his dedication to fighting gun violence, referencing his backing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Harris, deeming the event \u201coutrageous,\u201d voiced her exasperation with the perpetual concern parents endure regarding their children\u2019s safety in schools.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump also spoke on the tragedy, decrying it as a violent act by a \u201csick and deranged individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Colt Cray, a 14-year-old student suspected of being the gunman, is now in custody. Chris Hosey, Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, stated that Cray gave himself up to law enforcement right after the incident and is currently assisting with the investigation. Hosey, along with Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith, confirmed that Cray [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43785","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/download-1-4.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43785"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43787,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43785\/revisions\/43787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}