The Atlanta Falcons honored the victims of the Apalachee High School shooting victims Sunday ahead of the crew’s house opener towards the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Falcons teammates and coaches wore Apalachee Wildcats gear throughout pre-game warmups after which held a second of silence for these affected by final week’s shooting that left 4 individuals lifeless and 9 others injured.
Apalachee High School is situated in Winder, Georgia — about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta.
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Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins mentioned gamers had been getting ready for a crew walk-through final week when head coach Raheem Morris first notified them concerning the shooting.
“That was fairly sobering,” Cousins mentioned in a press convention. “You know, our prayers, praying for the households which can be effected, the varsity, the group. And um, you already know, it is a robust deal. You know, I’m gonna go house tonight and hug and kiss my youngsters.”
Our hearts are with you, Apalachee High School pic.twitter.com/BK4EswCm0t
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) September 8, 2024
Authorities mentioned 14-year-old Colt Gray has been charged with 4 counts of felony homicide in connection to the varsity shooting and shall be tried as an grownup.
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The teen’s father, Colin Gray, has additionally been arrested and charged with 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree homicide and eight counts of cruelty to kids.
This comes after the FBI revealed that native authorities had interviewed the teenager in 2023 after receiving nameless recommendations on on-line threats to commit a college shooting. The company mentioned the boy denied making the threats and his father mentioned his son did not have “unsupervised” entry to searching weapons in the home.
