Current:Home > MyDefensive coordinator Richard Aspinwall among 4 killed in Georgia high school shooting -VisionFunds
Defensive coordinator Richard Aspinwall among 4 killed in Georgia high school shooting
View
Date:2025-04-17 21:44:17
The defensive coordinator of the Apalachee High School football team in Winder, Georgia, was one of four people killed Wednesday in a mass shooting at the school.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that 39-year-old Richard Aspinwall, who was also a math teacher at the school, along with math teacher Christina Irimie, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14 years old, were also killed in the shooting.
"He was a great dad, man, and a great father. He loved his two girls and he loved his wife. He did happen to love the game of football and he was well respected around this area," Apalachee head football coach Mike Hancock said to the Athens Banner-Herald.
"He worked his tail off. He coached old-school ways, but he loved those kids. It's heartbreaking really for our kids, but for his wife and his two daughters..."
Nine others, one teacher and eight students, were also injured in the shooting.
The shooter, Colt Gray, 14, was booked, will be charged with murder and prosecuted as an adult.
Aspinwall worked at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, before working at Apalachee.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of former Mountain View High School teacher and coach Ricky Aspinwall, who lost his life at Apalachee High School today," the Mountain View High School athletics department said in a statement. "Mountain View extends its deepest condolences to the entire Apalachee High School community."
veryGood! (32)
Related
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- Struggling Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson has arrest warrant issued in Massachusetts
- WGA Reached A Tentative Deal With Studios. But The Strike Isn't Over Yet
- Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms face federal probe over possible child labor violations
- Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
- Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas reach temporary agreement over children amid lawsuit, divorce
- Man brings gun and knives into a Virginia church service after vague online threats, police say
- Kelly Clarkson surprises Vegas street performer who didn't recognize her with Tina Turner cover
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Wisconsin state Senate’s chief clerk resigns following undisclosed allegation
Ranking
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- An overdose drug is finally over-the-counter. Is that enough to stop the death toll?
- The Amazing Race's Oldest Female Contestant Jody Kelly Dead at 85
- Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas Reach Temporary Agreement Over 2 Kids Amid Lawsuit
- McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
- Taylor Swift roots for Travis Kelce alongside Donna Kelce at Kansas City Chiefs game
- Amazon invests $4 billion in Anthropic startup known for ChatGPT rival Claude
- Interest rates will stay high ‘as long as necessary,’ the European Central Bank’s leader says
Recommendation
Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
RYDER CUP ’23: A glossary of golf terms in Italian for the event outside Rome
Mel Tucker’s attorney: Michigan State doesn’t have cause to fire suspended coach over phone sex
Megan Thee Stallion Joins Beyoncé for Surprise Performance at Renaissance Concert in Houston
Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas Reach Temporary Agreement Over 2 Kids Amid Lawsuit
Japan’s Kishida unveils the gist of a new economic package as support for his government dwindles
Third person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care