Georgia school shooter had a chaotic childhood and was fixated on mass killings, psychologist says
Gray pleaded guilty to 55 charges, leaving Judge Primm with full discretion over a prison sentence after emotional victim testimony.
- On Monday, 16-year-old Colt Gray returned to Barrow County Superior Court as his sentencing hearing resumed, with Judge Nicholas Primm to decide between life in prison with or without parole.
- Gray pleaded guilty Friday to 55 charges stemming from the September 4, 2024, attack at Apalachee High School that killed four and wounded nine others, avoiding a full criminal trial.
- During Friday's testimony, Sarah Beaver described how her son Jaxson carries 'eight to nine pieces of metal' permanently embedded from the shooting, while Ismael Angulo Jr. called the ongoing trauma 'a very painful one.'
- Survivors and relatives directly addressed Gray in court, with Alanna Schermerhorn-Wallace calling him a 'coward' and Nautica Walton stating, 'I hate everything about you,' as families urged life without parole.
- As proceedings continue with additional evidence, Judge Primm will eventually issue a ruling that concludes the criminal case, closing one chapter while survivors face the long road of healing from the Apalachee tragedy.
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WINDER, Ga. (Court TV) — Prosecutors say a teenager who pleaded guilty to the murders of four people at his high school left “Easter eggs” in honor of other mass killers whom he’d spent hours researching before carrying out his own attack. Colt Gray sits in court on July 27, 2026. (Court TV) Colt Gray, 16, admitted to bringing a gun to Apalachee High School on Sept. 4, 2024, killing two 14-year-old students and two teachers. Nine other people we…
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Georgia school shooter had a chaotic childhood and was fixated on mass killings, psychologist says
A psychologist has testified that a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia had a chaotic, lonely upbringing.
Georgia school shooter had a chaotic childhood, was fixated on mass killings, psychologist says
A psychologist has testified that a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia had a chaotic, lonely upbringing.
Georgia school shooter Colt Gray wanted infamy and school shooter’s attention, messages show
Colt Gray, the teenager who killed four people at his Georgia high school in September 2024, wrote in messages before the attack about his desire for infamy and his obsession with Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
Teen School Shooter, Colt Gray, Laughs in Court as Survivor Speaks of Permanent Injuries
Winder, Georgia – A 16-year-old who gunned down four people at a Georgia high school laughed in court Friday as one of his victims detailed the lasting damage from being shot in the arm and wrist. Colt Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 charges stemming from the September 4, 2024, attack at Apalachee High School in Barrow County. The shooting left two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and two teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Cristina …
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