Thread: Armed teacher arrested after shooting at Georgia high school

Armed teacher arrested after shooting at Georgia high school

POSTED 11:49 AM, FEBRUARY 28, 2018, BY WGNO WEB DESK, UPDATED AT 11:53AM, FEBRUARY 28, 2018




DALTON, GA. – An armed teacher has been arrested after shots were fired at a high school in a small town in northern Georgia.

The Dalton Police Department reported that “shot or shots” had been fired at Dalton High School just after 11:15 a.m. on the department’s official Twitter account.

Minutes later, DPD added that the armed suspect was barricaded inside a classroom at the school and urged parents not to come to the school.

Students were transported to the Northeast Georgia Trade Center for pickup, according to the DPD.

At 11:23 a.m., the department tweeted an update that read “The teacher is in custody.”

No students were harmed, and no children were in danger during the incident, according to the DPD.

Stay tuned to WGNO for more information on this developing story.

Dalton Police@DaltonPD


UPDATE: The teacher is in custody.
9:23 AM - Feb 28, 2018

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I haven't heard any details on the "why" of this shooting yet. However, I suspect it's a liberal pushing an agenda (teachers shouldn't have firearms in school). We'll see.

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Teacher allegedly fires gun in classroom, taken into custody

Raw video: Police spokesperson Bruce Frazier updates media on incident at Dalton High School in Georgia where a teacher allegedly barricaded himself in a classroom before opening fire.

A teacher has been taken into custody after allegedly firing at least one shot inside a Georgia high school classroom Wednesday, police said.

The Dalton Police Department identifed the teacher as Jesse Randall Davidson, 53, a social studies teacher who also does play-by-play announcements during the school's football games. He has been employed with the school since 2004.

Dalton Police@DaltonPD


The teacher involved in this morning’s incident is Jesse Randall Davidson, 53, social studies teacher. Also serves as play by play voice of the Dalton football team.
11:29 AM - Feb 28, 2018

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Davidson was charged with aggravated assault, carrying a weapon on school grounds, terroristic threats, reckless conduct, possession of a gun during commission of a crime and disrupting public school, police said in a tweet.

Dalton Police@DaltonPD


Jesse Randal Davidson has been charged with aggravated assault, carrying weapon on school grounds, terroristic threats, reckless conduct, possession of gun during commission of a crime, and disrupting public school.
2:15 PM - Feb 28, 2018

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The department earlier tweeted a person, believed to be a teacher, was barricaded inside a classroom. The person allegedly would not allow students into the room, police said.

Dalton High School was placed on lockdown and police confirmed no children were in any danger and there weren't any students inside the classroom at the time of the incident, they said. The school and the area surrounding it were evacuated.


Police said Jesse Randall Davidson, 53, was the teacher involved in Wednesday's incident. (Dalton Public Schools)


During an afternoon news conference, Dalton High School Principal Steve Bartoo said he was notified of the situation around 11:40 a.m. After arriving to the area of the building, he said students were being shuffled into another classroom and he was told that Davidson wasn't letting anyone in.

Bartoo said he tried to go inside the classroom but Davidson slammed the door in his face and told him to "go away."


One student sustained an ankle injury Wednesday following an incident at Dalton High School. (AP)


The school resource officer, who was off-campus at a nearby middle school, was called, the principal said, and other students were moved from a nearby classroom.

After that, Bartoo said he tried again to enter the classroom, this time putting his key in the door and announcing himself, only to have it slammed on him again. He said Davidson told him not to come in and said "I have a gun."

The school was immediately placed under threat lockdown mode and shortly after, Bartoo said he heard a gunshot. He added that it seemed like only minutes before officers arrived to the school. Students were moved and part of the hallway was evacuated before police ultimately told them to clear out the entire school, the principal said.

wesley@wesleycaceres5


We are being escorted out !!! #Daltonhighschool i will keep y’all updated !! Stay tuned !
9:59 AM - Feb 28, 2018 · Dalton, GA

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Police did not say what type of firearm was used but confirmed it was a handgun. The gun has been recovered.

One student was injured after sustaining an ankle injury while running inside the school during the building evacuation, the Dalton Police Department tweeted. No faculty or staff were reported injured in the incident.

Bartloo said he has known Davidson since he was employed by the district and described him as an "excellent teacher" who was "well thought of." When asked if this event was a surprise, the principal said, "absolutely."

"Certainly shocking ... probably shock any school principal if one of their staff members pulled out a gun in a classroom and fired it," Bartloo said.

Asst. Chief Cliff Cason of the Dalton Police Department said authorities are currently aware of one shot going off and that it was fired through the classroom window and went outside the building.

Davidson was taken into custody and brought to Whitfield County Jail, Cason said.

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Another video from Dalton High student @wesleycaceres5 who is on the bus headed to the parent meet-up spot.
10:54 AM - Feb 28, 2018 · Atlanta, GA

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He added that the teacher would face "appropriate charges because this is a very egregious act that took place at the school."

Cason commended the work of the school resource officer, who he said convinced Davidson to surrender to authorities, as well as the school for their response to the situation. He called their execution of the lockdown "flawless."

"Our job would not have nearly been as easy to execute today if it weren't for how well they did in doing their lockdown drill," Cason said.

The school has about 2,000 students, according to their website.
Dalton is about 90 miles north of Atlanta.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/28...gh-school.html

Originally Posted by MW

I haven't heard any details on the "why" of this shooting yet. However, I suspect it's a liberal pushing an agenda (teachers shouldn't have firearms in school). We'll see.

Crossed my mind as well.