Georgia school shooter Colt Gray sought notoriety, investigator says ahead of sentencing
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Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty to 55 counts stemming from the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia that killed two students and two teachers. Days later, his father was sentenced to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder and related charges.
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.
Colt Gray pleaded guilty Friday to all 55 counts, including murder, in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed 4 people and injured 9. Gray faces up to 180 years in prison, with sentencing to be determined by the judge.
Colt Gray pleaded guilty to killing two students and two teachers in a 2024 school shooting in Georgia, drawing renewed scrutiny of parental responsibility following his father's conviction. The guilty plea resolved the case without trial.
Colin Gray faces sentencing Thursday after his 16-year-old son Colt Gray used a firearm he was given to carry out a deadly school shooting in Georgia. The case examines parental responsibility in gun access and school violence.
A psychologist testified that the teenager who killed four people at Apalachee High School had a chaotic, lonely upbringing and was fixated on mass killings. A prosecutor claims he carefully plotted the attack for notoriety while the judge considers parole eligibility.
Colin Gray, 55, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on July 30, 2026, for providing the assault rifle used in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed four people. The sentence concludes prosecutions aimed at holding parents accountable for mass shooting prevention failures.
Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to mass shooting he carried out as a 14-year-old freshman at Apalachee High School September 2024.
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