Funeral service held for teen killed in Apalachee High School shooting

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Family and friends said their final goodbye to one of the Apalachee High School shooting victims Friday.

Funeral services for Christian Angulo were held at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Winder.

A miles-long procession could be seen outside the church honoring the 14-year-old’s life.

Angulo is the last of the four victims that have been laid to rest.

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He was ed by family and friends as a good kid who always tried to make people laugh.

“It’s just sucks to happen to the people that are very caring,” said Angel Gomez who went to school with Angulo’s sister.

Gomez said he has called Winder home his whole life and is still grappling with the tragedy.

“Look at what happened in our community,” he said. “It’s just... I don’t know.”

“It needs to be stopped, it needs to be stopped, that’s it. It needs to be stopped because I got my little one right here and I want him to go these schools the way I grew up and I can’t let my son live in fear,” Gomez said. He’s ing others who are pushing for change.

Apalachee High School is set to re-open for students on Monday.

School officials say the section where the shooting occurred will remain closed.

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