Teacher arrested after shooting gun in classroom

AMBER RANDALL, DCNF

Georgia police officers took a Dalton County teacher into custody Wednesday afternoon after the teacher reportedly opened fire in a classroom.

Dalton County police were able to take the teacher into custody after they barricading themselves in a classroom, according to a statement put out on the police’s official Twitter account.

There is a barricaded subject in a classroom. It is believed to be a teacher.

— Dalton Police (@DaltonPD) February 28, 2018

PARENTS DO NOT COME TO DALTON HIGH

— Dalton Police (@DaltonPD) February 28, 2018

Students will be taken to the NE GA Trade Center. Parents should go there

— Dalton Police (@DaltonPD) February 28, 2018

Repeat: no children hurt, no children in danger.

— Dalton Police (@DaltonPD) February 28, 2018

Police took the students to NW GA Trade and Convention Center for safety and told parents to meet up with them there. One student got an ankle injury from running during the evacuation.

Police do not have any other information to offer on the identity of the subject, the department added in a tweet.

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