Rest In Peace to these innocent victims….
One of four victims in the Georgia high school shooting has been identified as a 14-year-old autistic student, Mason Schermerhorn, The New York Post reported.
Schermerhorn’s family made desperate pleas on social media, hoping to be reunited with their loved one, after they couldn’t reach him following the shooting in Winder. “If he is escalated, PLEASE use a calm voice with him,” family members said online. “Let him know his mom is looking for him for reassurance.”
It was later that the family found out the student was one of the victims of the shooting that occurred at Apalachee High School on Sep. 4. Schermerhorn, another 14-year-old student identified as Christian Angulo and two math teachers, Richard Aspinwall, and Christina Irimie, were allegedly gunned down by 14-year-old suspect, Colt Gray.
14-year-old Mason Schermerhorn was killed at Apalachee High School today.No child should have to worry about going to school and getting shot.We have failed our children.This has to stop.Prayers to Mason’s family and friends. pic.twitter.com/ovDBbrM9Ss— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) September 5, 2024
A friend of Schermerhorn’s mother, Doug Kilburn, said the teen loved spending time with his family, playing video games, telling jokes, and taking trips to Disney World. “He really enjoyed life,” Kilburn said. “He always had an upbeat attitude about everything.”
According to FOX 5, officers responded within minutes of a call and almost immediately encountered Gray, who dropped his weapon and surrendered. “Obviously, the shooter was armed, and our school resource officer engaged him, and the shooter quickly realized that if he did not give up, that it would end with an OIS — an officer-involved shooting,” Smith said.
After the suspect was interviewed immediately, the sheriff said connections between the student and the victims have not been identified, but they are looking into all aspects surrounding the incident.
. #Breaking exclusive: video from Joel Romero from inside Apalachee High School where multiple people were shot. This is when law enforcement started moving in. 1 person in custody. Stay with @FOX5Atlanta as we bring you live reports from the scene. pic.twitter.com/v8yyAUhtxh— Brittany Edney (@BrittanyEdney) September 4, 2024
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