DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A person in the parking lot of a DeKalb County high school was shot during dismissal on Friday afternoon.
School district officials say someone who is not a student at Stephenson High School was in a car in the parking lot when they were accidentally shot.
Officials confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the gun was never inside the school.
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The person, whose identity has not been released, is on the way to the hospital.
Officials only say the victim is stable, but did not comment on the severity of any injuries.
Interim Superintendent Norman Sauce III sent a letter home to parents and staff confirming that the gun was fired from inside the car where the victim was sitting.
He added that everyone involved will face “appropriate consequences” according to the law and school district policies.
Investigators are still looking into how the victim was accidentally shot.
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