Authorities identify victims of Georgia high school shooting

Authorities have identified the four victims who were killed in a shooting at a Georgia high school Wednesday morning, when a student opened fire inside the school.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Director Chris Hosey said two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed in the shooting.

Hosey identified two students killed at Apalachee High School as Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14. Hosey said math teachers Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irmie were also killed in the shooting.

According to Channel2Now, Schermerhorn, who was autistic, left school after being expelled.

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Text messages from a student to his mother indicate that there was “a shooting and someone died.” (Erin Clark /TMX)

One of the faculty victims, Aspinwall, was also a football coach at the school.

“Coach Aspinwell was one of the most caring teachers I have ever met. He always let me know that if I needed help with anything, he was there,” one student wrote in an Instagram tribute.

“He was very funny, spoke proudly of his wife and children and showed all his students that he cared about them,” the message continued.

Authorities on Wednesday identified Colt Gray, now 14, as the shooter who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School. Gray turned himself in to authorities and was taken into custody after the shooting.

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A medical helicopter is seen outside Apalachee High School after a school shooting Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Georgia. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

An AR-style weapon was used in the shooting, Hosey said.

“Following the joint statement just released, the subject referred to as the 13-year-old is the same subject in custody in connection with today’s shootings at Apalachee High School,” the FBI said.

Investigators are still trying to determine if anyone was specifically targeted, but they were not aware of any known connection between Gray and the victims.

“Within minutes, law enforcement was on scene along with two school resource officers assigned here to the school,” Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told reporters at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

Gray will be charged with murder and prosecuted as an adult, Smith said.

Authorities said there was no evidence to suggest another gunman was involved in the shooting and that investigators were actively seeking leads from any potential associates of the shooter.

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People leave Apalachee High School, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

In a joint statement, the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said the agency’s National Threat Operations Center received an anonymous tip about threats posted online about a possible school shooting in May 2023.

The agencies said the threats contained images of firearms.

Within 24 hours of receiving the anonymous tip, investigators determined the threats originated in Georgia and the case was forwarded to the sheriff’s office.

“The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office located a potential suspect, a 13-year-old boy, and interviewed him and his father,” the FBI said. “The father stated that he had hunting firearms in the home, but that the suspect did not have unsupervised access to them.”

The agencies said the boy denied making the threats and authorities alerted local schools to monitor the child.

“At this time, there was no probable cause to arrest anyone or take additional law enforcement action at the local, state or federal levels,” the FBI said.

Gray is currently being booked and is being held at the Barrow County Detention Center.

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There were three school resource officers present at the school today when the shooting began and were able to make contact with the shooter, who immediately surrendered, authorities said.

The other shooting victims are expected to recover, and the Barrow County sheriff said he does not expect any additional deaths at this time.

Fox News Digital’s Gabriele Regalbuto and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.