Four people were killed and at least nine others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday morning. Two of the victims killed in the shooting were students at the school and the others were teachers, authorities said. They were identified as Mason Schermerhorn, Christian Angulo, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie.
The nine people hospitalized after the shooting had been shot “in some way” and were expected to survive their injuries, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said at a news conference. He added that the group included eight students and one teacher. Barrow County includes Winder, the city about an hour northeast of Atlanta that is home to Apalachee High School.
The authorities have a suspect arrested14-year-old Colt Gray, who was a student at the high school, was taken into custody alive and will be charged with murder and “treated” as an adult, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said.
Here’s what we know about the victims so far.
Christina Irimie
Apalachee High School
Christina Irimie was one of two Apalachee High School teachers killed in the shooting. She was 53.
She is listed as a mathematics teacher in the staff directory published online by the Barrow County School District.
Isaac Sanguma, a student at the school who was present when the shooting took place, said “CBS Mornings” that Irimie was his math teacher.
Sanguma recalled that he last spoke to Irimie on Wednesday morning when she encouraged him to get to class on time. The high school student described Irimie as welcoming and said she prioritized instilling a sense of self-confidence in her students. He also said she was a kind person who told “corny jokes.”
“I didn’t know that this would be the last time I would see her and talk to her,” Sanguma said. “I just can’t believe that my teacher, someone I see every day … it just doesn’t feel real.”
Richard Aspinwall
Apalachee High School
Richard Aspinwall was another math teacher at Apalachee High School who died in the shooting. He was 39.
Aspinwall was an assistant coach for the high school football team and the father of two young girls, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The football team’s head coach, Mike Hancock, told the outlet that Aspinwall hugged his wife, Shayna, and their children in the end zone after every game.
According to that school’s football team, he previously coached the sophomore football team at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
“It is with deepest sympathy that former MV coach Ricky Aspinwall tragically lost his life today in a senseless act at a nearby high school,” the statement read. posted on social media by the Mountain View Bears. “Coach A was a beloved member of MVHS football and the school’s math department. We are praying for Shayna and his girls.”
Christian Anglos
Angulo was one of two students killed in the Apalachee High School shooting. He was 14.
Lisette Angulo, who identified herself as Angulo’s eldest sister, described him in a GoFundMe campaign as “a very good boy” who was “very sweet and caring.”
“He was so loved by so many,” it reads. “His loss was so sudden and unexpected. We are truly devastated. He truly did not deserve this.”
Angulo’s family has appealed for donations to help cover their funeral expenses. As of Thursday afternoon, the campaign had raised more than $40,000, far exceeding its original goal.
Bricklayer Schermerhorn
Mason Schermerhorn was the other student killed in Wednesday’s school shooting. Like Angulo, Schermerhorn was also 14.
Friends of Schermerhorn’s family told the New York Times that he was a family-oriented teenager who “really enjoyed life.” One of them, identified by the newspaper as 40-year-old Doug Kilburn, said Schermerhorn “always had an optimistic attitude about everything.” Louis Briscoe, a coworker and friend of Schermerhorn’s mother, said the teen and his family were looking forward to their upcoming vacation to Disney World, the New York Times reported.
