Deputies, SWAT officers, a bomb squad, and other first responders rushed to Westside High School after an active shooter was reported Wednesday morning in what Gov. Brian Kemp called a “cruel hoax” that affected other campuses across the state.
After about two hours, panicked parents were allowed to sign their kids out of school.
“Our students and staff are safe,” the Richmond County School System said in a statement.
But the situation was tense earlier when at least four marked Richmond County Sheriff’s Office vehicles sped west on Washington Road around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, accompanied by seven unmarked vehicles, an ambulance, and a fire truck. They were joined at Westside by a Richmond County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad van.