WINDER, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 5: Students and community members make a prayer circle around a makeshift memorial outside of Apalachee High School on September 5, 2024 in Winder, Georgia. Two students and two teachers were shot and killed at the school on September 4, and a 14-year-old suspect, who is a student at the school, is in custody. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
  • A former student was arrested after making a social media threat of a “hit list” that targeted students at two Cobb County, Ga., high schools, Pope and Walton High Schools.
  • The threat was brought to the attention of the district through multiple tips.
  • The juvenile suspect was charged with terroristic threats and disruption of the operation of a public school after a thorough investigation.