Blood-curdling audio recordings of 911 calls made on the day of the Apalachee High School shooting have been released by authorities in Georgia.
The Barrow County 911 call center received an influx of calls beginning at approximately 10:20 a.m. about the tragic shooting that left two teachers and two students dead, according to Fox News.
The footage shows the terror that erupted after 14-year-old Colt Gray opened fire on September 4.
The calls came from shocked parents of students at Apalachee High School and surrounding schools, and from loved ones of school staff.
A panicked caller said, “My daughter is calling me crying. Someone is saying, ‘boom, boom, boom, boom.’
Colt Gray, 14, killed two teachers and two students and wounded nine others on September 4
Gray’s father bought him the gun he allegedly used in the fatal shooting
But due to the many phone calls, waiting times increased.
A man who called after reading text messages from his girlfriend was put on hold for more than 10 minutes, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
He said, “She hears people screaming outside, so I don’t know if that’s officers in the building or if that’s — I don’t know.”
Many of the recorded 911 calls cannot be released under Georgia law because they contain “the speeches or cries of minors,” according to a letter obtained by FOX 5 Atlanta.
The calls ended up at the call center of the other province, while parents were desperately looking for answers.
Gray and his father were questioned about threats made on Discord about a school shooting
Colin Gray, the shooter’s father, was charged with two counts of murder after the fatal incident
A caller said, “Sir, my daughter goes to school next to Apalachee. Is there a shooter at school?”
“We have an active situation at Apalachee High School right now. We’re getting a lot of calls,” a dispatcher responded.
According to authorities, more than 500 radio correspondences between aid workers have also been released. The Associated Press.
The radio emergency recordings and dispatch reports were obtained by CNN.
An officer shouted, “Active shooter!”
In another recording, an officer can be heard saying that a child is on the phone with his or her parents and that they are “in the art room, locked in.”
A memorial has been erected outside Apalachee High School following the horrific shooting that left parents flooding 911 call centers
Colt comes from a troubled family, including his mother Marcee who has an extensive criminal past
The shooter’s disturbing family history has come to light, including that of his criminal mother, Marcee, who has a history of drug use, domestic violence, fraud and property destruction.
Gray’s father, Colin, was charged with two counts of murder in connection with his son’s shooting.
According to family members, he bought his son the AR-15 allegedly used in the shooting, took him hunting and called the 14-year-old a “wimp.”
Gray is being charged as an adult in the shooting.
According to CNN, this was the 45th school shooting in 2024 and the deadliest since the Convent School shooting in Nashville in March 2023.
