The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified those killed in the Apalachee High School shooting as Richard Aspinwall, 39, Christina Irimy, 53, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14 years old.
Here’s what you need to know about them:
Richard Aspinwall: Sophomore Ariel Bowling, who was in Aspinwall’s geometry class her freshman year, described the math teacher as kind and helpful. Another student, Michael Gordon, agreed, telling CNN, “He was a good guy. I’m in 10th grade, so I had him teach me for an entire year and he taught me a lot.” Aspinwall also served as an assistant football coach, serving as the defensive coordinator for the Apalachee Wildcats football team.
Christina Irimy: She was also a math teacher at Apalachee High School, according to the school’s website. A family friend said the beloved teacher had been having a belated birthday celebration with her students the day she was shot and killed.
“On the day she died, she decided to bake a cake and bring pizza to class and celebrate her birthday with her children,” Corneliu Caplar, a friend of Irimy and her husband, told CNN.
Capra said Irimi was devoted to her students and treated them like her own children. “Christina and her husband were not able to have children of their own, so she changed her mindset and decided to love her students as if they were her own,” Capra said.
Christian Angulo: His sister described him as “a very good kid” and “very kind and caring.”
“He was loved by many,” Lisette Angulo wrote in a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his funeral, which also included a photo of the boy eating cake on his 14th birthday. “He really should not have had to go through this.”
Mason Schermerhorn: The 14-year-old was remembered by family and friends as a “loving soul” and a “creative kid.”
“He was the kindest, most loving person with the biggest smile and we will miss him dearly,” a family friend wrote in a GoFundMe campaign for his family.
Mason was known for his sense of humor, family friend Rebecca Good told CNN affiliate WXIA.
“Mason was a funny, creative kid who loved to give big hugs,” Good said. “He should have lived a long life making other people smile.”
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