Family identifies teenage girl as Apalachee shooting victim airlifted to hospital

BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — The family of a teenage girl has identified her as one of the surviving victims of a shooting at Apalachee High School on Wednesday.

Taylor Jones was one of nine people shot and wounded when a fellow student opened fire inside the school.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

Her family says she was life-flighted to Grady Memorial Hospital after the shooting. She is currently listed as stable.

They say she is doing well, but has “a long road ahead” and will undergo more surgeries and physical therapy.

The family did not comment on where she was shot or the extent of her injuries.

RELATED STORIES:

• Colt Gray: What we know about 14-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect
• Report shares details on investigation into accused Barrow Co. school shooter threat made last year
• Apalachee High School shooting: What we know about the victims

They have started a GoFundMe campaign to help offset the costs of her medical treatment.

Colt Gray, 14, has been charged with four counts of felony murder after the shooting claimed the lives of teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie and fellow students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo.

Curriculum specialist and coach David Phenix was also among those injured. His daughter says he was shot in the foot and hip, shattering his hip bone.

Channel 2 Action News is working to learn more details on the other surviving victims.

[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

Daughter identifies her father as 1 of victims injured in Apalachee High School shooting

©2024 Cox Media Group