Teen Girl Testifies About Getting Shot In Her High School Classroom

Описание: Nautica Watson, now 18 years old, was shot in her high school in Georgia on Sept. 4, 2024.

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

She described hearing a loud bang, seeing her teacher and classmates fall then seeing a gunman at the classroom door. She remembers her teacher Miss Ryan and others barricading the door and checking on injured students, including herself, who was shot in the leg. She called her mom multiple times but couldn't hear anything clearly.

Nautica's leg injury has prevented her from playing sports and has caused her to be paranoid, avoid certain places, and experience nightmares and depression.

02:09 "How long did it feel like there was shooting going on in the classroom? To you?"
"I don't really know..."

04:47 "Okay, so were you having trouble hearing after the shooting?"
"Yes..."

05:24 "We're just going to have you tell us what we're looking at."
"Those are my shorts."

06:53 "I can't play any sports because it messes with my nerve. My leg gives out. Sometimes I have like, random flares when it's really cold outside, it's like, kind of hard for me to function because, like, my leg gives up sometimes, and stuff like that. So I don't do sports or anything."

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.

Jury selection was moved from Barrow County to Hall County because of extensive pretrial publicity in Barrow County, but the trial is being held in Winder. Nicholas Primm, the chief judge in Georgia's Piedmont Judicial Circuit, is presiding.

******************************************************************************
Subscribe to Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff: https://www.legalaffairsandtrials.com...