Father of shooter arrested after gun assault at US faculty | EUROtoday

After 4 individuals have been shot lifeless by an adolescent at a college within the US state of Gorgia, investigators have now arrested his father. He is accused of negligent murder, amongst different issues.

Police have arrested the daddy of a 14-year-old boy who killed not less than 4 individuals at a college within the US state of Georgia. Police stated the shooter's 54-year-old father is charged with manslaughter, amongst different issues, as a result of he “knowingly allowed his son to possess a weapon.”

The shooter himself is accused of homicide. Investigators had beforehand introduced that the 14-year-old can be handled like an grownup within the prosecution.

Two college students and two academics killed

The teenager opened hearth at a college within the city of Winder close to Atlanta. According to police, two 14-year-old college students and two academics have been among the many lifeless. Nine different individuals have been injured within the assault. The native sheriff stated all 9 are on the mend and can make a full restoration.

Semi-automatic Assault rifle as homicide weapon

The US broadcaster CNN reported that the weapon used within the assault was a present from the daddy. It was a semi-automatic AR-15 assault rifle.

US President Joe Biden informed reporters within the US state of Wisconsin that oldsters should be held accountable in the event that they “give their children access to these guns”. “How can you have an assault rifle, a gun, in a house that is not locked away and you know your child knows where it is?” Biden complained.

There are repeated gun assaults in US colleges, and even elementary faculty college students are routinely drilled in find out how to behave accurately in such incidents. According to surveys, a majority of US residents are in favor of tightening gun legal guidelines. However, makes an attempt to take action repeatedly fail as a result of resistance from conservative Republicans and the gun foyer.