A memorial of flowers and balloons.
A memorial of flowers and balloons grows in front of Apalachee High School on Thursday in Winder, Ga.Jessica McGowan / Getty Images
“He really enjoyed life,” Doug Kilburn, 40, a friend who has known Schermerhorn’s mother for a decade, told the newspaper. “He always had an upbeat attitude about everything.”
Lilianah Ahmed, who identified herself as Schermerhorn’s sister, wrote in an Instagram post that her brother “did not make it out of the school alive,” “TODAY” reported.
In a since-deleted post, Ahmed also wrote that her brother had autism, “TODAY” reported.
