Last Funeral Held for Georgia School Shooting Victim

Mass honored 14-year-old Christian Angulo
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Posted Sep 20, 2024 3:21 PM CDT
Last Funeral Held for Georgia School Shooting Victim
A poster with an image of shooting victim Mason Schermerhorn is displayed at a memorial outside Apalachee High School, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Winder, Ga.   (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

A funeral was held on Friday for the fourth victim of the shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, 14-year-old Christian Angulo. The funeral mass was held at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Winder, with around 600 mourners in attendance. Angulo was one of two students and two teachers killed on September 4 by a fellow student armed with an assault-style rifle. Family members did not speak but wore shirts bearing Christian's photo and the message, "Our angel in heaven. Your wings were ready, our hearts were not."

Rev. Gregory John Hartmayer delivered the homily, saying, "Despite our sadness, we are invited to celebrate the love and tenderness, the kindness and compassion, the joy and the laughter that were so characteristic of Christian's life." The funeral provided another opportunity for the grieving Apalachee High community to come together. Funerals for the other victims were held earlier in the month. Barrow County schools reopened on September 10, with Apalachee High planning a phased reopening starting Tuesday. Authorities have charged 14-year-old Colt Gray with murder, while his father faces a second-degree murder charge for allowing his son to access a weapon. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)

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