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A teenager in Georgia was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the killings of four people at Apalachee High School, underscoring ongoing debates about juvenile punishment in mass shootings.
Two students aged 14 and 15 opened fire inside San Jose National High School in Tacloban, central Philippines, killing three classmates and wounding about 20 before both suspects were arrested; police recovered firearms and noted bullying as a possible factor as President Marcos Jr. orders a full investigation and school-security review.
A 15-year-old student opened fire at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, Texas; the student died at the scene and the teacher was hospitalized with unknown injuries. Authorities said the situation is contained with no ongoing threat, and students were moved to Bulverde Middle School for pickup.
Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allegedly enabling his 14-year-old son to access a firearm used in the September 4, 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed two students and two teachers; his son Colt Gray faces 55 counts and awaits trial, with sentencing for Colin to come.
Four students were shot outside Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta shortly after dismissal, with the gunfire coming from a vehicle in the campus parking lot. The students sustained non-life-threatening wounds and were taken to a local hospital, while no other individuals were injured. The Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and Atlanta Fire Rescue responded to the scene, and the shooting is currently under investigation.
A 16-year-old girl was shot and killed, while a 16-year-old boy was shot and being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital at Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta. Mayor Andre Dickens and other community leaders expressed their concern and grief. Dickens said the city and its various agencies stand with members of the community against gun violence. The investigation remains underway, according to a representative from APD’s homicide unit.
The 17-year-old boy suspected of shooting two Denver high school administrators during a routine weapon check was found dead of an apparent suicide near his car in a remote mountain area roughly 50 miles southwest of Denver. Austin Lyle allegedly shot two school administrators just before 10 a.m. when they searched him for weapons, a daily requirement because of the boy’s behavioral issues. One of the victims was released from the hospital several hours after the shooting, but the second administrator remains in serious condition.
A male student shot and wounded two faculty members at a Denver high school before fleeing the scene. The student suspected in the shooting, who is under 18, was under a school safety plan in which he was patted down each day. During Wednesday’s search, a handgun was retrieved and several shots were fired in an office area in the front of the school, away from other students and staff. The student then fled the school, and a search is underway for his whereabouts. The high school will be out of session for the rest of the week following the shooting, and two armed officers would be present on campus when students return.