3 detained after 4 students shot at Benjamin E. Mays High School, officials confirm

ATLANTA — Police confirm to Channel 2 Action News that four students have been shot at an Atlanta high school.

“Shortly after dismissal, shots were fired from an unknown vehicle, striking four students at Benjamin E. Mays High School lower campus parking lot,” the district said in a statement.

NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene and saw a massive police presence at the school, crime scene tape up in the parking lot and what looks like evidence markers in the parking lot.

“All victims were transported to the hospital and confirmed to have non-life-threatening injuries. No other students, faculty, or staff were injured. This matter continues to be under investigation,” the district said.

Atlanta police confirmed during a news conference on Wednesday night that the victims were teenage boys. Three of them are 17 years old and one is 18 years old.

As of 8:30 p.m., about 20 students remained at the school with their parents to be interviewed by police.

“I’m shocked and heartbroken. This is the place where I spent four years of my life,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said.

The Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that three people were detained after being stopped along Baker Road in Northwest Atlanta. Police confirmed they were called to that location “regarding possible information on the shooting that occurred at” Benjamin E. Mays High School.

They say those people detained are a 35-year-old woman, her 17-year-old daughter and another male. They are all cooperating with the investigation.

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