Videos taken after Wednesday’s mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, show a certain calm amid the chaos.
Alexsandra Romero, a 15-year-old sophomore student, was sheltering in a classroom with her classmates when she captured footage of police officers entering the room and directing them down a corridor to exit.
“In line down the hall behind that deputy,” an officer is heard saying. “Hurry up, come on, let’s go. We have to evacuate an entire school, guys, come on now.”
Romero told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that she thought it was a drill.
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An officer is seen directing students out of a classroom at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia on September 4, 2024. (Alexsandra Romero/Joel Romero via Storyful)
“I remember my hands were shaking,” Romero said. “I felt bad because everyone was crying and trying to find their siblings.”
Another video, which the teenager recorded on her way out of school, shows a body covered with a sheet, surrounded by blood, and firearms lying on the ground.
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Authorities identified the four victims killed as two teachers and two students.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey identified the teachers as Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irmie, both of whom taught math, and the students as Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14.
Nine others were taken to various hospitals with gunshot wounds.
Students walk down a hallway at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday following a mass shooting. (Alexsandra Romero/Joel Romero via Storyful)
On Wednesday, authorities identified Colt Gray, now 14, as the suspected shooter. Gray turned himself in to authorities and was taken into custody after the shooting.
Gray had been on the FBI’s radar as a possible threat since last year, the agency confirmed.
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“At that time, there was no probable cause for an arrest or for further law enforcement action at the local, state or federal level,” the FBI said.
Fox News’ Stepheny Price, Gabriele Regalbuto and Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
