Casualties reported after school shooting in Georgia; suspect in custody

Authorities responded to a shooting Wednesday morning at a high school in northern Georgia. One suspect was taken into custody, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed.

Casualties have been reported, but details about the number of people harmed and their conditions were not immediately available, the Barrow County Sheriff's Office said.

Administrators had earlier placed students and faculty on lockdown as reports emerged online of a possible active shooter at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia, which is about an hour's drive from Atlanta. The premises were cleared within an hour, the school said, and students were released to their families.