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Report: Georgia School Shooter Was Male, Carried AK-47

by Tom Kludt
08.20.13 | 10:33 am
Gun dealer Mel Bernstein takes down an AK-47 assault rifle from a sales rack at his own Dragonman's shooting range and gun store, east of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 5, 2013.

The suspect who fired shots Tuesday at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur, Ga. was a male armed with an AK-47, television station WSB reported. There were no injuries in the shooting. 

 

 

Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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