A tragic mass shooting occurred at Apalachee High School on Wednesday. A 14-year-old shot and killed four people, two teachers and two classmates, and injured nine others on campus, who were hospitalized after the shooting.
Understandably, the tragic events of Wednesday have rattled the community, the state, and the nation at large. Among those killed was a member of the high school football team’s coaching staff, a defensive coordinator.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart released a statement on the harrowing situation.
“News started popping yesterday morning pretty early, and you never think it’s going to hit near you, and then it does,” Smart said. “I was at a football game there less than three weeks ago, at that same stadium they were all in, a middle school game. Just praying for all the people there, the community, the law enforcement, the families that lost people.
“A young coach with a wife and two kids, it’s just horrific to think about,” he said. “But our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Barrow County and Apalachee High School.”
Like many others, Smart offered his best wishes and prayers to the families of those affected. Many across the nation have responded with utter disdain and disgust for the situation, a senseless event, and continue to demand real change.
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