The four people who died in the shooting at a high school in Georgia on Wednesday morning—a student opened fire inside the building—have been recognized by the authorities.
According to Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), two instructors and two pupils, all 14 years old, died in the incident.
Hosey named Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14 years old, as the two pupils that died at Apalachee High School. Hosey said that Christina Irmie and Richard Aspinwall, two math instructors, also perished in the incident.
According to Channel2Now, Schermerhorn, an autistic student, was said to have wandered out of the school after it was dismissed.
Aspinwall, a faculty casualty, was the school's football coach as well."Among the most compassionate educators I have ever encountered is Coach Aspinwell. In an Instagram tribute, a student said, "He always made it known that if I needed help with anything, he was there."
"He was so funny, talked about his wife and kids with pride and showed all of his students that he cared for them," the post said.
Authorities identified the gunman who killed two pupils and two instructors at Apalachee High School as 14-year-old Colt Gray on Wednesday. After going on the rampage, Gray turned himself in and was placed under arrest by the authorities.
According to Hosey, a weapon similar to an AR platform was used in the incident.
"As a follow to the Joint Statement just released, the subject referred to as the 13-year-old is the same subject in custody related to today's shootings at Apalachee High School," the FBI stated.
There are still questions about whether anyone was singled out for particular attention, but as of right now, there is no established link between Gray and the victims.
Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, "Within minutes, law enforcement was on scene as well as two school resource officers assigned here to the school."
According to Smith, Gray will face charges of murder and be tried as an adult.
According to authorities, there is no proof that any Investigators are aggressively looking for clues from any possible associates of the gunman, who was not the only one involved in the shooting.
In a joint statement, the FBI's Atlanta field office and Jackson County Sheriff's Office said the agency's National Threat Operations Center received an anonymous tip about threats posted online regarding a possible school shooting in May 2023.
The agencies said that the threats contained images of guns.
Within 24 hours of receiving the anonymous tip, investigators determined the threats originated in Georgia and the matter was referred to the sheriff’s office.
"The Jackson County Sheriffs’ Office located a possible subject, a 13-year-old male, and interviewed him and his father," the FBI said. "The father stated he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject 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 that time, there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional law enforcement action on the local, state, or federal levels," the FBI said.
Gray is being booked and is currently being held at the Barrow County Detention center schools to keep an eye on the student.
"At that time, there was no probable cause for arrest or to take any additional law enforcement action on the local, state, or federal levels," the FBI stated.
Gray is being processed and is being housed at the Barrow County Detention Facility at this time.
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