Current:Home > Finance2 students and 2 teachers were killed at a Georgia high school. Here’s what we know about them -FinanceCore
2 students and 2 teachers were killed at a Georgia high school. Here’s what we know about them
View
Date:2025-04-16 07:35:18
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! (4)
Related
- Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
- The Largest U.S. Grid Operator Puts 1,200 Mostly Solar Projects on Hold for Two Years
- Project Runway All Stars' Johnathan Kayne Knows That Hard Work Pays Off
- Inside Clean Energy: Three Charts to Help Make Sense of 2021, a Year Coal Was Up and Solar Was Way Up
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- The Colorado River Compact Turns 100 Years Old. Is It Still Working?
- Shay Mitchell's Barbie Transformation Will Make You Do a Double Take
- Jessica Simpson Sets the Record Straight on Whether She Uses Ozempic
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- It's not just you: Many jobs are requiring more interviews. Here's how to stand out
Ranking
- North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
- Russia’s War in Ukraine Reveals a Risk for the EV Future: Price Shocks in Precious Metals
- Heather Rae El Moussa Shares Her Breastfeeding Tip for Son Tristan on Commercial Flight
- For Many, the Global Warming Confab That Rose in the Egyptian Desert Was a Mirage
- 'Survivor' 47 finale, part one recap: 2 players were sent home. Who's left in the game?
- Facing water shortages, Arizona will curtail some new development around Phoenix
- Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI
- 'I still hate LIV': Golf's civil war is over, but how will pro golfers move on?
Recommendation
The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
Ashley Benson Is Engaged to Oil Heir Brandon Davis: See Her Ring
Taylor Swift's Star-Studded Fourth of July Party Proves She’s Having Anything But a Cruel Summer
‘Timber Cities’ Might Help Decarbonize the World
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Elizabeth Holmes has started her 11-year prison sentence. Here's what to know
This Program is Blazing a Trail for Women in Wildland Firefighting
Experts issue a dire warning about AI and encourage limits be imposed