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Apalachee football coach Richard Aspinwall among four dead in school massacre

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Apalachee football coach Richard Aspinwall among four dead in school massacre

GEORGIA, UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 4: Students and residents remember those who lost their lives by laying flowers near the scene of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, USA on September 4, 2024. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, at least four people were killed and nine were admitted to various hospitals with injuries. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Students and residents remember those who lost their lives by laying flowers near the scene of the mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. At least four people were killed and nine were taken to various hospitals with injuries, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images) (Anadolu via Getty Images)

Richard Aspinwall, defensive coordinator for the Apalachee High School football team, has been identified as one of the four people killed in Wednesday’s mass shooting at the Georgia school.

Aspinwall, 39, was married with two children and worked as a math teacher at Apalachee High School.

“He was a great father, husband and dad,” said Mike Hancock, head football coach at Apalachee High School. “He loved his two daughters and his wife. He also happened to love the game of football and was well respected in the area.”

“We have a staff that is in a bad way. This staff has been together for two years and Ricky has been a big part of that. It’s tough.”

A GoFundMe page set up to benefit Aspinwall’s wife, Shayna, and two daughters has received nearly $80,000 in donations.

“Coach Aspinwall was a really good coach and he has a good heart,” read one message from a donor. “My condolences go out to his wife and family and especially his two little girls. God bless them.”

The three other victims were identified as 14-year-old students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo and 53-year-old teacher Christina Irimie.

Nine other people – eight teachers and one student – ​​were injured in the shooting and taken to local hospitals.

A 14-year-old suspect is in custody, and Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said the suspect has been charged with murder and will be tried as an adult.

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