Jury finds father of accused Apalachee High School shooter guilty of murder, all other charges
Colin Gray was found guilty of 27 counts including second-degree murder for enabling his son’s 2024 school shooting that killed four and injured nine, prosecutors said.
- Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder and all other charges related to his son's role in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia.
- The jury reached a verdict after just a few hours of deliberation following two weeks of testimony.
- This case marks the first adult charged in connection with a school shooting in Georgia.
- Prosecutors argued that Gray had sufficient warning of his son's dangerous behavior.
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Father who gave son rifle used in Apalachee school massacre found guilty of murder
A Georgia jury needed less than two hours Tuesday to send a message that has been building in courtrooms across America: Parents who arm dangerous children will be held responsible for what those children do.
Colin Gray, 55, is guilty of second-degree murders, notably for offering a weapon to his 14-year-old son while knowing the risks.
Father who gave teen a rifle for Christmas found guilty of murder after school shooting
Prosecutors said Colin Gray knew his son, Colt, was obsessed with school shooters and had a bedroom shrine to the gunman in the 2018 massacre at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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