Football Coach Among People That Were Killed In Apalachee High School Shooting


Football assistance coach Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall was one of the four that were killed in a senseless shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia.

Aspinwall, 39, was hired as Apalachee’s defensive coordinator prior to the 2023 season and taught math, according to the school’s directory.

Before working at Apalachee, Aspinwall was a teacher and coach at Mountain View High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

“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 on its Facebook page. “Mountain View extends its deepest condolences to the entire Apalachee High School community.”
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Aspinwall, math teacher Christina Irimie, who was 53, and 14-year-old students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were killed when a shooter opened fire inside the school Wednesday morning, according to the GBI. The GBI said Colt Gray, 14, surrendered when confronted by law enforcement, was arrested and will be charged with murder.

As of Wednesday night, the GBI said it was still conducting an active investigation, collecting evidence and working to understand the timeline of events.



Nine additional people — eight students and one teacher — were injured in the shooting and taken to hospitals.