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Ohio-based artist sketches tribute to Apalachee High School shooting victims
Sketches to honor Apalachee shooting victims
An Ohio-based artist is using his sketch pad to pay homage to the four victims killed in that mass shooting at Apalachee High School last week.
BARROW COUNTY, Ga. – Ohio-based artist sketches tribute to Apalachee High School shooting victims
An Ohio-based artist is using his sketch pad to pay homage to the four victims killed in the mass shooting at Apalachee High School last week.
After receiving a life-changing Deep Brain Stimulation treatment for Parkinson’s disease in 2008, Ron Moore turned his pain into purpose—creating art that brings comfort to hurting families of mass shooting victims.
“I got confirmation that I’m supposed to sketch these folks for their families,” he told FOX 5. “I made a promise I would use my gift of doing artwork to bless people.”
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With every stroke of his pencil, Moore says there is healing found in art that imitates life.
“First, when I sit down to sketch, I pray and ask God to guide my hand,” he said.
Moore’s most recent work, like many other pieces he’s done over the years, was inspired by tragedy in Barrow County last Wednesday when investigators say a 14-year-old student opened fire, killing two classmates and two teachers—injuring nine others.
“I saw a news break about another school shooting…I looked up at it and I just cried.”
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Now a week later, photos of 14-year-old Christian Angulo, 14-year-old Mason Schermerhorn, 39-year-old Richard Aspinwall and 53-year-old Christina Irmie are on display outside Apalachee High School—surrounded by a growing memorial.
He used those photos to sketch these images of Angulo, Schermerhorn, Aspinwall and Irmie.
“I imagine my grandkids…there’s two teachers who really impacted my life—one of which was my art teacher,” Moore recalled.
It’s artwork he hopes will capture the essence of each and inspire others to lead with love—even with people you’ve never met.
“If we loved each other a little more, what a greater world this would be,” he told FOX 5.
Moore says he’s mailed the sketches to the Barrow County School District, and they should arrive by the end of the week.
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“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats,” Trump said. “They’re eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.”
When Trump made the claim, approval from all groups – Republicans, independents and Democrats – dipped, with the strongest dips coming from independents and Republicans, while Democratic approval remained low.
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The claim was based on a number of online reports that had gone viral in recent days. Springfield has seen a significant increase in the number of Haitian migrants arriving in the town, sparking complaints from a number of local residents.
Among those claims are a number of unsubstantiated reports that migrants have eaten ducks or pets. One claim appears to be based on an incident in Canton, Ohio, where a woman had allegedly eaten a cat – but there was no indication she was Haitian.
In response to a query from Fox News Digital, local officials pushed back against the claims surfacing online.
“In response to recent rumors alleging criminal activity by the immigrant population in our city, we wish to clarify that there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community,” the city said.
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But it dropped again among Democrats and independents, and rose slightly among Republicans, when Trump was challenged on his claim by the moderators and stood by it.
“The people on television are saying, ‘My dog was taken and used for food,’” he said.
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