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GBI: School employee arrested following Georgia parking lot shooting

A Georgia school employee has been arrested for a shooting in a school parking lot, officials said Friday.

GBI: School employee arrested following Georgia parking lot shooting

A Georgia school employee has been arrested for a shooting in a school parking lot, officials said Friday.

RIGHT NOW ON WJCL 22 MORNING NEWS.. AN F-B-I OFFICE DEADLY STAND- OFF. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE *DEADLY GOVERNMENT BREAK-IN ... INCLUDING THE WEAPONS THAT SUSPECT ... WAS HOLDING. TRUMP F-B-I FALLOUT. WHY FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP WON'T FIGHT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S MOTION TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE SEARCH OF HIS FLORIDA HOME A LANDMARK LOCAL RESTAURANT ... NEARLY BURNED TO THE GROUND. THIS MORNING ... FIREFIGHTERS ARE GIVING US SOME INSIGHT ... INTO WHY IT TOOK NEARLY *HALF-A- *DAY TO GET THESE FLAMES UNDER CONTROL. ANOTHER KEY TO FIGHTING INFLATION -- I'M AMY LU ON CAPITOL HILL WITH THE LATEST ON THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT HENRY C. CHAMBERS WATERFRONT PARK IN BEAUFORT. THANKS FOR STARTING YOUR DAY WITH WJCL 22 NEWS. GOOD MORNING - - I'M OLIVIA WILE. AND I'M FRANK SULKOWSKI. METEOROLOGIST JONATHAN MYERS IS JOINING US NOW .... NOW, HERE'S YOUR STORM TRACKER RADAR... TODAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 3PM. HIGH NEAR 88. LIGHT SOUTHWEST WIND BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 60%. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A QUARTER AND HALF OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. FRIDAY NIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY BEFORE 2AM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 72. WEST WIND 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 60%. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A HALF AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. SATURDAY A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY BETWEEN 8AM AND 5PM. MOSTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH AND HERE'S A LOOK AT YOUR TRAFFIC TRACK 22. THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS THIS MORNING. US 280 AT MCINTOSH STREET IN VIDALIA ALL NEW THIS MORNING ... TRUMP F-B-I FALLOUT. OVERNIGHT ... FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCED ... HE WILL *NOT FIGHT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S MOTION TO UNSEAL DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE FBI'S SEARCH OF HIS FLORIDA HOME. AND NOW ... WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION COULD BE PRINTED ON THOSE DOCUMENTS. ABC'S IKE (IKE) (EE-JOTCH-EE) EJIOCHI IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE LATEST. THIS MORNING, MULTIPLE SOURCES NOW TELL ABC NEWS THAT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FBI BELIEVED TRUMP CONTINUED TO KEEP SENSITIVE CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS THAT HAD NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATION. DURING THE SEARCH AT MARA LAGO, SOURCES CLAIM INVESTIGATORS WERE LOOKING FOR (GFX) MATERIAL LABELED "SPECIAL ACCESS" WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO PEOPLE WITH THE HIGHEST SECURITY CLEARANCES. ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND ADDRESSING THE SEARCH. MERRICK GARLAND US ATTORNEY GENERAL: "I PERSONALLY APPROVED THE DECISION TO SEEK A SEARCH WARRANT IN THIS MATTER. SECOND, THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT TAKE SUCH A DECISION LIGHTLY." GARLAND ALSO ANNOUNCED THE DEPARTMENT FILED A COURT MOTION TO UNSEAL AND MAKE PUBLIC TWO KEY DOCUMENTS, THE SEARCH WARRANT AND THE SO- CALLED RECEIPT LISTING THE ITEMS TAKEN BY FEDERAL AGENGY CITING QUOTE, "THE PUBLIC'S CLEAR AND POWERFUL INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT OCCURRED." AND OVERNIGHT, THE FORMER PRESIDENT SAYING IN A STATEMENT HE WON'T OPPOSE THE RELEASE AND IMPLYING HE'S GOING A STEP FURTHER BY "ENCOURAGING THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THOSE DOCUMENTS." IKE EJIOCHI ABC NEWS FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ATTORNEYS HAD BEEN GIVEN COPIES OF THE WARRANT WHICH WOULD INCLUDE MAKING THEM PUBLIC RIGHT NOW. IE ABC NEWS WASHINGTON THIS MORNING ... AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A MOTIVE ... IN A DEADLY F-B-I OFFICE STANDOFF. POLICE SAY OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED THE MAN ... WHO SHOWED UP TO THE OFFICE BUILDING ... WITH A NAIL-GUN ... AND AN ASSAULT RIFLE. THIS ALL UNFOLDED IN CINCINNATI OHIO YESTERDAY. F-B-I SPECIAL AGENTS SAY THE MAN ... NOW IDENTIFIED AS RICKY SCHIFFER ... TRIED TO GET INTO THE BUILDING ... THREATENED WORKERS WITH THOSE WEAPONS ... AND DROVE OFF. THEY SAY HE FIRED SHOTS FROM HIS CAR ... THEN OFFICERS SHOT AND KILLED HIM. "SO THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ATTEMPTED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SUSPECT. AFTER A TIME THE NEGOTIATIONS FAILED." THE F-B-I IS NOW INVESTIGATING WHETHER THE MAN HAD TIES TO A RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST GROUP. HERE'S A LIVE LOOK AT WASHINGTON D-C THIS MORNING ... WHERE HOUSE LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO TACKLE INFLATION ... IN JUST HOURS. IT'S CALLED THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT. PASSED BY THE SENATE EARLIER THIS WEEK. WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH OUR AMY LU IN WASHINGTON ... WITH THE NEXT STEPS. IF IT PASSES -- AS EXPECTED -- THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WOULD BE THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE IN U-S HISTORY...AND COULD HELP FIGHT RISING COSTS. THE PACKAGE HAS LONG BEEN PUSHED BY DEMOCRATS -- WITH MEASURES THAT WOULD ALSO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES. -- INCLUDING A $2-THOUSAND DOLLAR OUT-OF- POCKET MAX AND FREE VACCINATIONS FOR THOSE ON MEDICARE. THERE'S ALSO HELP TO PAY FOR PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. AND REBATES AND TAX CREDIT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING. THE BILL IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE ABOUT 300-BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE -- IN EXTRA MONEY TO HELP PAY DOWN THE FEDERAL DEFICIT. THAT'S SOMETHING ECONOMISTS SAY WILL HELP COOL DOWN INFLATION -- DESPITE REPUBLICANS DISAGREEING. SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL/(R) MINORITY LEADER: "LEAVING AMERICANS WITH HIGHER ELECTRIC BILLS, HIGHER UTILITY BILLS, HIGHER GAS PRICES AND MORE DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN COUNTRIES THAT DON'T LIKE US."> ((BUTTED)) <> A LARGE PORTION OF THE BILL IS BEING PAID FOR BY A 15- PERCENT TAX ON LARGE CORPORATIONS AND HELP TO THE IRS TO CRACK DOWN ON TAX EVASION. LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL. I'M AMY LU. THIS MORNING ... WE'RE LEARNING WHAT LED TO *THIS - *MASSIVE FIRE ... AT A LANDMARK LOCAL RESTAURANT. CHECK OUT THESE IMAGES ... WE *FIRST BROUGHT TO YOU YESTERDAY MORNING ... AS BREAKING NEWS. THE FIRE STARTED AROUND MIDNIGHT ... AT PEARL'S SALTWATER GRILLE ... IN SAVANNAH ... THAT'S OFF LA ROCHE AVENUE ... NEAR LANSING AVENUE ... RIGHT ON THE RIVER. WE NOW KNOW FIREFIGHTERS WORKED TO PUT OUT THOSE FLAMES ... FOR NEARLY 12 HOURS. WE'RE TOLD ITS BECAUSE OF - *THREE KEY FACTORS. IT WAS A VERY HARD FIRE TO PUT OUT EBCAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING THE FACT IT OVERHANGS THE WATER YOU CANT GET AROUND EBHIND IT :02 IT IS ALL WOOD AND IT HAD A METAL ROOF WHICH WAS CONTIANING THE HEAT INSIDE LIKE AN OVEN :08 AND THE HOTTER IT IS THE FASTER STUFF BURNS NOW THAT THE FIRE HAS BEEN CONTAINED... FIRE OFFICIALS SAY AN INVESTGIATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE EXACTLY HOW THIS FIRE BEGAN. :40 MUSIC FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD YESTERDAY FOR THE GEORGIA WOMAN WHO DIED AFTER FALLING OUT OF A POLICE CAR LAST MONTH. FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO REMEMBER THE LIFE OF BRIANNA GRIER AT A CHURCH IN ATLANTA. REVEREND AL SHARPTON DELIVERED HER EULOGY CALLING FOR JUSTICE. THAT'S WHY IF THE COUNTY DON'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT BRIANNA, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRIER DIED FROM A SEVERE BLUNT FORCE INJURY TO THE HEAD.. ACCORDING TO THE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF AN INDEPENDENT AUTOPSY ORDERED BY HER FAMILY. THIS MORNING ... A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE IS FACING CHARGES ... ACCUSED OF OPENING FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A GEORGIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT HAPPENED IN UNION COUNTY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE GEORGIA BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SAYS ... NO ONE WAS HURT. THEY SAY THE EMPLOYEE SHOT INTO AN EMPTY CAR ... AND THAT SCHOOL WAS NOT IN SESSION. ALTHOUGH TEACHERS WERE THERE FOR PLANNING. IT JUST KEPT GOING AND GOING AND EVERYBODY JUST SAID 'DUCK' AND WE DUCKED. AND UNFORTUNATELY SHE WAS IN THE LINE OF FIRE A SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING IMPALED BY A BEACH UMBRELLA IN WHAT'S BEING CALLED A FREAK ACCIDENT. OFFICIALS SAY ... A STRONG GUST OF WIND CARRIED THE UMBRELLA ACROSS THE BEACH ... AND HIT A WOMAN NAMED TAMMY PERREAULT (PAIR- AULT) IN THE CHEST. BEACHGOERS SAY ... THEY'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE NOW. THEY ARE NOT IN THE GROUND AS FAR AS THEY SHOULD BE, AND WITH A GUST OF WIND THAT CAME THROUGH YESTERDAY AND TOOK AN UMBRELLA THAT WAS -- WHERE BENJAMIN'S BAKERY WASN'T THAT FAR AWAY FROM US -- THROUGH THE AIR AND IT JUST KEPT GOING. THE U-S CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION REPORTS THAT SUCH INCIDENTS ARE NOT UNCOMMON. THE AGENCY ESTIMATES THERE WERE ROUGHLY 28- HUNDRED UNCONFIRMED BEACH UMBRELLA- RELATED INJURIES BETWEEN 20-10 AND 20-18. RIGHT NOW... CREWS ARE WORKING TO CLEAN UP THE AFTERMATH OF A TRAIN DERAILMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. NORFOLK SOUTHERN SAYS ... THREE OF ITS TANKERS WENT OFF THE TRACKS IN GREENVILLE. THE COMPANY SAYS THEY DIDN'T CONTAIN A
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GBI: School employee arrested following Georgia parking lot shooting

A Georgia school employee has been arrested for a shooting in a school parking lot, officials said Friday.

Above video: Your Friday headlinesA Georgia school employee has been arrested for a shooting in a school parking lot, officials said Friday.Dwight Anthony Brown, 64, of Blairsville, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault, said Nelly Miles, of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.Miles said the shooting happened about 2:15 p.m. Thursday at Union County Primary School, in Blairsville.TRENDING STORIESSavannah Mall, on 40-acre property, sells at auction for more than $8 millionLongtime Savannah restaurant severely damaged by overnight fireNew Bryan County distribution center announced, 200+ jobs to be createdShe said Brown was a maintenance employee for the Union County School System. Brown shot at a specific unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot of the school, according to Miles. School was not in session at the time, but there was teacher planning going on at the school, Miles said. Brown was taken into custody just before 3 p.m. after an extensive search, according to Miles. Brown was listed as being held at the Union County Detention Center, but the bond had not yet been set and no photo was available.

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A Georgia school employee has been arrested for a shooting in a school parking lot, officials said Friday.

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Dwight Anthony Brown, 64, of Blairsville, is charged with three counts of aggravated assault, said Nelly Miles, of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Miles said the shooting happened about 2:15 p.m. Thursday at Union County Primary School, in Blairsville.

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She said Brown was a maintenance employee for the Union County School System.

Brown shot at a specific unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot of the school, according to Miles.

School was not in session at the time, but there was teacher planning going on at the school, Miles said.

Brown was taken into custody just before 3 p.m. after an extensive search, according to Miles.

Brown was listed as being held at the Union County Detention Center, but the bond had not yet been set and no photo was available.