In which two students and two teachers died Wednesday morning shooting At a high school in Winder, GeorgiaAccording to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimy, 53, teachers, were killed. attack at Apalachee High School, when 14-year-old students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were also killed, officials said at a press briefing Wednesday night.
Nine additional victims, eight students and a teacher, were taken to the hospital with injuries after the shooting, the GBI said. All are expected to survive.
Suspect Colt Gray, 14, a student at Apalachi, remains in custody and was charged Wednesday night with murder, the GBI said, adding that he will be tried as an adult. According to officials, he used an AR-style weapon in the attack.
Friends and families of his alleged victims, meanwhile, are only beginning to come to terms with their loss.
According to the school’s website, Aspinwall and Irimi both taught math.
Aspinwall was also the defensive coordinator for the Appalachian High School football team.
“He was a great father, man and great father,” head coach Mike Hancock said to Athens Banner-Herald. “He loved his two girls and he loved his wife. He loved the game of football and was respected around the area.
Aspinwall was previously a teacher and coach at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of former Mountain View High School teacher and coach Ricky Aspinwall, who lost his life today at Apalachee High School,” the Mountain View High School athletics department said on its Facebook page.
Schermerhorn’s mother, who has autism, confirmed that he was one of those killed For Channel 2 Action News His family initially circulated his photo on social media after they were unable to reach him in the wake of the shooting.
“He really enjoyed life,” said Doug Kilburn, a family friend. told This New York Times. “He was always enthusiastic about everything.” Family friends told the newspaper that Schermerhorn loved reading, making jokes, playing video games and going to Walt Disney World.
Angulo’s sister Lisette wrote A GoFundMe page raising money for the family’s funeral expenses says he was a “very good kid and very sweet and very caring.”
“He was loved by so many,” she added. “His loss was so sudden and unexpected. We are truly heartbroken. He really didn’t deserve this.” A fundraiser for Angulo has already raised more than $33,000 in donations.
“This is everybody’s worst nightmare,” Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said at a news conference Wednesday evening. “I just want to offer my sincere condolences and our thoughts and prayers to the families who have lost loved ones, who have been injured just continuing to fight through the tragic times.”
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