Colin Gray, father of Colt Gray who carried out a 2024 school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday after being convicted of charges stemming from the attack. Prosecutors argued Gray bore responsibility for providing his son a gun and failing to address the teen's deteriorating mental health.
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Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray bore responsibility for the 2024 shooting because he had given his son a gun and failed to act as the teen’s mental health deteriorated.
"It is clear you failed as a parent," the judge told Colin Gray, who was found guilty earlier this year on charges stemming from the deadly 2024 school attack.
Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday. CBS News' Skyler Henry has more.
The man who gifted his 14-year-old son an assault rifle that he then used to unleash a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced to 15 years in prison. A jury convicted Colin Gray on multiple charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. His son was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. NBC News' George Solis reports.
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A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the September 4, 2024, shooting at the school 70km (45 miles) northeast of Atlanta. Colt Gray had pleaded guilt
Colin Gray, father of Appalache High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for his part in the 2024 tragedy perpetrated by his son. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more.