A Georgia student has been left in a critical condition after shooting themselves on a middle school campus.
The terrifying incident unfolded at Lindley Middle School in Mableton on Wednesday.
In an email sent to families of students and seen by DailyMail.com, school officials said: 'Earlier today, one of our students used a firearm to commit self harm.'
That student remains in hospital 'surrounded by family,' the email said.
A 'Code Red' was issued and a Cobb County District police officer responded to the scene, working with administrators to 'secure the weapon.'
The school was placed on lockdown, but the code red was lifted after officers confirmed there was no threat to other students.
'We can confirm that the victim is a juvenile,' police added. 'Out of respect for their family and the ongoing investigation, we are unable to share further details about their condition or confirm any other specifics.'
The middle school is attended by 905 students aged 11 to 14. Parents were being instructed to collect their kids from Leland Memorial United Methodist Church.
A Georgia student has been left in a critical condition after shooting themselves on a middle school campus
Counseling services will be offered to students and staff, officials said.
Mableton Mayor Michael Owens released a statement after the tragic incident offering 'prayers and respect' to the child's family, hoping for a 'full recovery.'
'The city is working with Cobb County police department and Cobb County board of education to ensure that this isolated event does not disrupt the element of safety and security we want to provide to students while learning.'
It comes just months after Georgia's deadliest school shooting which left four people dead.
Colt Gray, 14, has been charged in connection with the massacre at Apalachee High School in Winder.
He is accused of shooting dead two students and two teachers during the rampage.
Gray's father Colin Gray has also been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allegedly providing his son with the weapon.
Students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, and teachers Christina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall were all killed during the shooting.
This week teachers at the school were preparing to walk through metal detectors for the first time after it emerged another student had brought a weapon to school.
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