'We're beefing up patrols': APS police chief talks future safety protocols after Apalachee High shooting

Police officers gather near Apalachee High School after a fatal shooting on Sept. 4, 2024.
Police officers gather near Apalachee High School after a fatal shooting on Sept. 4, 2024. (Chamian Cruz/WABE)

Metro Atlanta families are pressing their districts about school safety in the wake of the shooting at Apalachee High School that left four dead: teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a 14-year-old suspect in Winder, Georgia. His father was also arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder. GBI Director Chris Hosey said the father bought his son the same AR-style weapon that he allegedly used in the massacre.

As the school year is only a few weeks in, this shooting in Barrow County has most definitely had an impact on Atlanta Public School students and their parents.