Georgia school shooting suspect on FBI radar since 2023 as possible threat after online remarks

The FBI has confirmed that the alleged shooter who killed two students and two teachers and wounded nine others at a Georgia high school Wednesday has been on its radar as a possible threat since last year. In a joint statement, the FBI’s Atlanta field office and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the agency’s National Threat Operations Center received an anonymous tip about threats posted online regarding a possible school shooting in May 2023. Within 24 hours of receiving the anonymous tip, investigators determined the threats originated in Georgia and the matter was referred to the sheriff’s office. APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECOUNT HORROR OF DEADLY SHOOTING “The Jackson County Sheriffs’ Office located a possible subject, a 13-year-old male, and interviewed him and his father,” the FBI said. “At that time, there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional law enforcement action on the local, state, or federal levels,” the FBI said. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL WHERE DEADLY SHOOTING HAPPENED GETS WAVE OF EMOTIONAL RESPONSES FROM FOOTBALL RIVALS On Wednesday, authorities identified Colt Gray, now 14, as the shooter who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School. “As a follow to the Joint Statement just released, the subject referred to as the 13-year-old is the same subject in custody related to today’s shootings at Apalachee High School,” the FBI said. Authorities were “looking into every aspect of that individual, his connection here at the school,” said Chris Hosey, the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The family resided in Jackson County at that time and, according to an FBI source, the family have since relocated to Barrow County, Georgia. GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING: BIDEN DECRIES ‘MORE SENSELESS GUN VIOLENCE’ Georgia authorities have not released the identities of the deceased and wounded victims of the Apalachee High School shooting , but one woman came forward to say her father was shot. In a public Facebook post on Wednesday, a woman named Katie Phenix explained that her father, David Phenix, had been shot at the school. “There was a shooting this morning at Apalachee High School and my dad was shot in the foot and in the hip, shattering his hip bone.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Barrow County School System will close all its schools for the remainder of the week, said Dallas LeDuff, the county’s superintendent. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgia-school-shooter-fbi-radar-2023-possible-threat-online-remarks