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Apalachee High School shooting: Georgia assistant football coach who taught 'old-school ways' among the dead

A beloved football coach, who was among four victims killed in a high school shooting in Barrow County, Georgia, on Wednesday morning, was remembered as a “leader of men” who passed on the “old-school ways” of the game to the children he coached. Ricky Aspinwall, a 39-year-old husband and father of two young daughters, taught...

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Georgia high school shooting: Authorities identify 2 teachers, 2 students as victims killed

Authorities have identified the four victims who were killed in the shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday morning when a student opened fire inside the school. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director (GBI) Chris Hosey said two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed during the shooting. Hosey identified two students killed at Apalachee...

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Georgia high school where deadly shooting happened gets wave of emotional responses from football rivals

A mass shooting at Apalachee High School Wednesday in north central Georgia has left four people dead and nine injured, officials said. Apalachee High School, located about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta, had students and faculty evacuate the building and move to the school’s football field, where many students huddled in a prayer circle. The...

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Who is the alleged Georgia school shooter? What we know

This is a developing story. Colt Gray, the alleged gunman who opened fire at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia, killed four people and injured at least nine Wednesday morning when he began shooting at innocent victims inside the school, police say. Officials said the four victims killed were two students, Mason Schermerhorn, 14,...

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Georgia high school shooting: 4 dead, 1 suspect in custody, authorities say

At least four people are dead Wednesday and a 14-year-old boy is in custody after opening fire at a high school in north central Georgia and putting the building on lockdown, authorities said. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) confirmed that four people died at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia — approximately 40...

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Apalachee High School students recount horror of deadly shooting

A 14-year-old student opened fire inside a north central Georgia high school on Wednesday, sending shock waves of terror through the hallways along with confusion about whether the incident was real or just a drill. Students and teachers inside the school learned the events turned out to be real, as four people – two teachers...

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Georgia high school shooting: Biden decries 'more senseless gun violence'

President Biden issued a statement following the shooting Wednesday at a Georgia high school that left four people dead and many others wounded, while condemning gun violence. “Jill and I are mourning the deaths of those whose lives were cut short due to more senseless gun violence and thinking of all of the survivors whose...