4 Killed in Georgia School Shooting Identified: 'Truly Heartbroken'

Nicole Acosta

September 5, 2024 at 11:29 a.m.·1 min read

The victims were identified as students Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, as well as teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39 and Christina Irimie, 53

*Clockwise from top left: Christian Angulo, Richard Aspinwall, Christina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn*

The four people killed in a Georgia school shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, have been identified by authorities.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the fatal victims in a post on X, formerly Twitter, as students Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, as well as teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39 and Christina Irimie, 53.

On a GoFundMe campaign created to help offset funeral expenses, Angulo’s sister said his loss was “so sudden and unexpected.”

“We are truly heartbroken,” Lisette Angulo wrote on the fundraising page. “He really didn’t deserve this.”

During a press conference on Wednesday, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said that nine others were hospitalized with injuries following the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.

The alleged shooter was identified as 14-year-old Colt Gray, a student at the high school, according to Hosey. He is expected to be tried as an adult with murder, authorities said.

Authorities said the shooting was reported at 10:23 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The school was put on lockdown in the aftermath of the attack.

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Barrow County County Sheriff Jud Smith said at the press conference that the suspect gave up his weapon after being engaged by a school resource officer and was taken into custody. Smith added that authorities do not know a motive.

School Superintendent Dallas LeDuff said schools in the district will remain closed for the rest of the week.

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