Teen Called Mom From Shot Classroom And 'Told Her I Was Gonna Die'

Описание: Hayden Bowen is a 16-year-old student at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, where she witnessed a shooting on Sept. 4, 2024.

She testified in the teen gunman's father's criminal trial today (Tuesday, February 17).

02:05 "I remember black clothes is all. I remember seeing him."

02:58 "I remember getting up and talking to my teacher and police officers saying to put our hands up."

03:18 "I remember there was a lot of yelling and screaming and blood, and people on the phone with their parents or whoever they were on the phone with."

03:49 "And who did you call?"
"I called my mom."
"And what did you tell her?"
"I told her that I was gonna die."

04:53 "And at that point, did you know whether or not the shooter was in custody?"
"I didn't know."
"Were y'all still concerned he might come back."
"Yes, Ma'am."

06:10 "Were you you mentioned that you walked out of the classroom? Were you one of the first students out, or were you one of the last students
out?"
"I think I was in the middle."

07:01 "I often have a really bad thoughts relating to that and other things."
"Kind of tell me what you mean by really bad thoughts."
"That it's gonna happen again, and that this time I'm gonna die because I was supposed to the first time, because I'm sorry, because I was supposed to the first time."
"And what do you mean by you were supposed to the first time?"
"Because he came in my class, and I feel like none of us should have, like, had survived."

08:46 "The sound of like shoes scuffing on the ground, it reminds me of like people running and loud noises are triggering."

Background:

A gunman killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. Eight students and one teacher were injured.

The victims were Mason Schermerhorn, 14; Christian Angulo, 14; Richard Aspinwall, 39 and a math teacher and defensive coordinator for the school's football team; and Cristina Irimie, 53 and a math teacher.

Colin Gray's son, Colt Gray, is awaiting trial on 55 charges, including counts of murder and aggravated assault.

The father's charges include involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder and cruelty to children. Prosecutors say he gave his son the rifle used in the shooting as a Christmas gift, despite being told by law enforcement to keep guns away from him.
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