LISTEN: Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County that killed two students and two teachers. GPB's Chase McGee reports as members of the community gathered to remember those lost.

Students and parents file out of the campus of Apalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

Students and parents file out of the campus of Apalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

Credit: Grant Blankenship / GPB News

WINDER, Ga. — Sept. 4 marked the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County that killed two students and two teachers. 

Members of the community gathered on campus Thursday night to remember those lost.

Just before sunset, hundreds drew near the flagpole at Apalachee High School, one year after local law enforcement addressed the public from this spot.

Students brought signs and bouquets of flowers, creating a makeshift memorial.

A large sign honored the four victims — teachers Cristina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall, and students Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn.

Below their names were the words, “Love Prevails,” a slogan that’s since been embraced by the community.

The ceremony ended with a candlelight vigil, similar to one held in downtown Winder a year ago in the hours after the shooting.  

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