The identities of the two students and two teachers killed in the Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia have been released by authorities.
Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both aged 14, were named as the two students who had been killed alongside their teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie, aged 39 and 53 respectively.
Aspinwall and Irimie were maths teachers at the school, while the former was also involved in the school’s football team, according to the school’s website.
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The names of the victims were revealed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations in a press conference.
This comes following the shooting at the high school left eight students and one other teacher wounded – all are expected to recover.
Chris Hosey, Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, confirmed that a 14-year-old suspect had been taken into custody after surrendering to law enforcement when confronted.
According to Mr Hosey and Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith, he will be charged with murder and handled as an adult in the case.
Sheriff Smith described the attack as “pure evil” and a “hateful event” before adding that the motive was unclear.
“I don’t know why it happened. I may not ever know. We may not ever know,” he said.
This comes as it was revealed that the suspect had been interviewed last year by police about anonymous online threats to commit an unspecified school shooting, according to the FBI.
At the time, he denied making any threats and there had been no probable cause for arrest or accidental action, according to the FBI.
Mr Hosey said that investigators will now endeavour to determine if there were any associates involved and to determine if there are any other active threats against Georgia schools.
