Lawmakers, students honor victims of Apalachee shooting at Capitol

Apalachee High School holds candlelight vigil one year after deadly shooting

September 4 marks one year since a student opened fire on school grounds, killing four and injuring nine.

Georgia Democrats renew push for safe gun storage on school shooting anniversary

Rep. Michelle Au, a Johns Creek Democrat, at the Georgia State Capitol on Sept 4, 2025. (Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder)Survivors of the deadly Apalachee High School shooting gathered alongside Georgia House Democrats at the state Capitol Thursday to renew calls for safe gun storage laws. Students and family members joined state Rep. Michelle Au, a Johns Creek Democrat, and Georgia House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley of Columbus for a press con…

A year later, Apalachee High students recount living through a mass shooting

ATLANTA — Sasha Contreras was in Spanish class at Apalachee High School when the shooting started on Sept. 4 last year. It was far enough away that she could not hear the gunfire, but an hour earlier she had been…

Lawmakers, students honor victims of Apalachee shooting at Capitol

Georgia Democrats, students, and gun safety advocates gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to mark one year since the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School.

Apalachee High School students speak at Georgia Capitol to commemorate shooting anniversary

Thursday marks one year since the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County that took the lives of two teachers and two students. Students and recent graduates who survived the shooting spoke at the Georgia Capitol to commemorate the occasion.

One year later, Apalachee High students recall living through mass shooting

ATLANTA — Sasha Contreras was in Spanish class at Apalachee High School when the shooting started on Sept. 4 last year.