Current:Home > My2 students and 2 teachers were killed at a Georgia high school. Here’s what we know about them -Core Financial Strategies
2 students and 2 teachers were killed at a Georgia high school. Here’s what we know about them
View
Date:2025-04-17 20:39:20
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A 14-year-old Georgia high school student has been charged as an adult with using an assault-style rifle to kill two students and two teachers in the hallway outside his algebra classroom, according to authorities.
The shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, about an hour’s drive from Atlanta, was the latest among dozens of school shootings across the U.S. in recent years, including especially deadly ones in Newtown, Connecticut; Parkland, Florida; and Uvalde, Texas.
Here’s what we know about the victims of Wednesday’s shooting:
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were killed. Math teacher Christina Irimie, 53, was also killed.
Richard Aspinwall, 39, taught math and was the high school football team’s defensive coordinator. Head coach Mike Hancock told the Athens Banner-Herald that Aspinwall was a great man and father who loved his daughters and wife, loved football and was well-respected.
“He worked his tail off,” Hancock said. “He coached old-school ways, but he loved those kids.”
Apalachee High School junior and former football player Jay Garcia, attended a prayer vigil at a downtown Winder park Wednesday to remember the coach and teacher who helped him a lot, both in learning football and in life.
“You can’t bring back the dead,” Garcia said. “I understand some people won’t be here tomorrow and just never forget who they are and what they meant to you.”
veryGood! (5247)
Related
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Burundi’s president claims Rwanda is backing rebels fighting against his country
- Michael Pittman Jr. clears protocol again; Colts WR hopeful for return Sunday
- Driverless car startup Cruise's no good, terrible year
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- Boeing urges airlines to check its 737 Max jets for loose bolts
- Who is opting out of the major bowl games? Some of college football's biggest names
- Ice-fishing 'bus' crashes through ice on Minnesota lake, killing 1 man
- 'Most Whopper
- Feds to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on his new immigration law: Enforce it and we'll sue
Ranking
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- Air in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti
- Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024
- Bowl game schedule today: Breaking down the four college football bowl games on Dec. 29
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Texas standout point guard Rori Harmon out for season with knee injury
- Watch as Florida firefighters, deputies save family's Christmas after wreck drowns gifts
- The Best 2024 Planners for Slaying the New Year That Are So Cute & Useful
Recommendation
'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
How Nashville's New Year's Eve 'Big Bash' will bring country tradition to celebration
Is California Overstating the Climate Benefit of Dairy Manure Methane Digesters?
A popular asthma inhaler will be discontinued in January. Here's what to know.
What to watch: O Jolie night
Revelers set to pack into Times Square for annual New Year’s Eve ball drop
Watch as Florida firefighters, deputies save family's Christmas after wreck drowns gifts
Amazon partners with Hyundai to sell cars for the first time