Shots fired at US school, suspect in custody

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A suspect was in custody after reports of gunfire at an Atlanta-area elementary school Tuesday, the school chief said.

Television footage showed young students being evacuated from Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in Decatur (Georgia state) and sitting outside in a field as school buses were being brought in to take children to their parents at a nearby Wal-Mart.



According to WSB-TV's website, a woman in the school office called to say a gunman asked her to contact the Atlanta station and police. WSB said during the call, shots were heard in the background.

Numerous police are at the school and SWAT was there for a time. Thurmond said the suspect is a man in his mid-20s and didn't have an obvious connection to the school. Police had strung yellow tape up blocking intersections near the school while children waited to be taken to Wal-Mart.

The school has about 870 children enrolled. The academy was named after an astronaut who died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, according to the school's website.

There were no reports of injuries and that all students and teachers are accounted for and safe.