EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Five dead after a 17-year-old student opens fire at a suburban Georgia high school, sparking nationwide grief and calls for gun reform.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.— A quiet suburban community was thrust into unimaginable horror on Monday morning after a heavily armed gunman opened fire inside a local high school,killing at least five people and critically injuring five others before surrendering to law enforcement.
The catastrophic active-shooter incident,which erupted during a busy mid-morning class rotation, triggered a massive multi-agency tactical deployment, paralyzed the surrounding municipality, and plunged Gwinnett County into profound mourning.