US EditionFather’s Murder Conviction in School Attack Puts New Onus on Parents
Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter after giving his son a rifle used to kill four at Apalachee High, a case setting legal precedent in Georgia.
- A jury in Atlanta on Tuesday found Colin Gray guilty of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for the attack that killed two students and two teachers.
- Court testimony showed he provided the weapon as a Christmas gift and allowed access despite warnings, with prosecutors saying he had 'sufficient warning'.
- Officials described how Colt left class, emerged from a bathroom with the rifle, and shot people in classroom and hallways at Apalachee High School.
- Jurors returned verdicts after less than two hours of deliberation, some victims' relatives wept while Colin Gray showed little emotion, and a judge set a mid-March status hearing.
- The case marks Georgia's first prosecution of a parent after a mass shooting and joins growing parental prosecutions nationwide, with second-degree murder sentencing range from 10 to 30 years and possible life imprisonment, prosecutors said.
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Georgia dad guilty in son’s alleged school shooting
What happenedA jury in Winder, Georgia, Tuesday convicted Colin Gray of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allowing his son access to a gun he allegedly used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in September 2024. Prosecutors showed that Gray, 55, gave his son the rifle for Christmas and refused entreaties to lock it up as Colt Gray, then 14, showed signs of deteriorating mental health, including bout…
Father of Georgia School Shooter Convicted of 2nd-Degree Murder for Giving Son the Gun for Christmas
A Georgia father whose teenage son, Colt Gray, is accused of carrying out a deadly school shooting has been convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors argued he ignored repeated warning signs and gave the boy access to the gun used in the attack. The post Father of Georgia School Shooter Convicted of 2nd-Degree Murder for Giving Son the Gun for Christmas appeared first on Slay News.
His 14-year-old son had shot four people. The father had given him the gun for Christmas. That's why the 55-year-old must now go to prison for life. It is a precedent.
Father’s murder conviction in school attack puts new onus on parents
ATLANTA — Over the past two weeks in a Georgia courtroom, prosecutors portrayed Colin Gray as ignoring obvious warning signs as his son Colt careened toward catastrophe. The teenager had bursts of anger and nursed an obsession with school shooters. Instead of getting help, the father gave him an assault-style rifle as a Christmas gift and let him keep it in his room.
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