Friday is the second anniversary of the Apalachee High School shooting, which left four dead and several others wounded. Governor Brian Kemp has proclaimed September 4 as Apalachee Remembrance Day in honor of the victims, students Christian Angulo, and Mason Schermerhorn, and teachers Christina Irimie, and Richard ‘Ricky’ Aspinwall.
“Two years on the pain of September 4 is still here, and it will continue to be for quite some time,” Governor Kemp said. “But the people of Winder and Barrow County are also still here showing up every day, working to help each other, putting one foot in front of the other, while we all move forward while never forgetting.”
Gunman Colt Gray, who was 14-years old at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to 55 charges. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His father Colin Gray, was convicted of multiple charges, including second-degree murder for providing the weapon Colt used in that shooting. He received a 15-year sentence. Colin Gray is appealing his conviction.
