A tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, left four dead, including two students and two teachers. The 14-year-old shooter, Colt Gray, was arrested and charged with murder. Nine others were injured. President Biden and officials are calling for urgent gun control action to prevent future school shootings.
A shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday, resulted in the deaths of four people, including two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, along with two teachers, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53. The suspected shooter, 14-year-old Colt Gray, was arrested and charged with murder and will be prosecuted as an adult.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that Gray used an AR-style rifle during the attack. Nine individuals, including eight students and one teacher, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. In response to the shooting, all Barrow County schools were placed on lockdown, and classes will remain closed for the rest of the week.
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith called the incident “an evil thing,” while President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden expressed condolences and called for urgent action on gun control. Biden stated, “We cannot continue to accept this as normal,” highlighting the ongoing issue of gun violence in schools.
This shooting marks the first school mass killing of the 2023-24 academic year and adds to the alarming statistics surrounding gun violence, with at least 144 incidents reported in the previous academic year. Governor Brian Kemp and Vice President Kamala Harris have urged prayers and support for the affected families, emphasizing the need to address the ongoing epidemic of gun violence.
