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Two students, two teachers killed at Apalachee High School, 14-year-old in custody [1]
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Date: 2024-09
Ariel Bowling, a sophomore at Apalachee, was walking to a vending machine with a friend when she heard gunfire erupt yesterday.
"We had gotten like halfway out of the room and there’s a brick wall so you can’t really see who’s out in the hall. And then we heard shots fired and we ran back into the room and we all just piled on top of each other in the corner,” she said on NBC's "TODAY" show Thursday morning.
Her mother, Tabitha, recalled receiving a call from her daughter — then hearing five gunshots ring out.
“Then the phone went dead so I didn’t know if she was hurt and she was calling 911," the mother said.
Bowling said the shooting was "just a really traumatic experience," especially as it unfolded in a space meant to protect and embrace children.
“I just feel like you’re basically never safe anywhere and no matter if there’s cops in the school, there’s still no safety at all,” Bowling said.
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