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Mother testifies she urged Colin Gray to lock up guns before Apalachee High shooting in Georgia
Marcee Gray testified she repeatedly urged Colin Gray to secure firearms as their son showed alarming behavior before the shooting that killed four and injured nine.
- Marcee Gray, the mother and trial witness, testified on Monday that her son's behavior was `alarming` before the shooting at Apalachee High School, opening the trial's second week.
- Family records and Marcee Gray's account detail a turbulent life with Department of Family and Children Services investigations, moves, eviction, and Colt Gray living mostly with Colin Gray after a brief July 2024 stay with Marcee Gray.
- Marcee Gray described specific incidents, saying `He had a lot of anger inside, and he was very aggressive and unpredictable`, and she recalled a physical altercation and counseling services and juvenile detention efforts.
- Prosecutors say the father's purchases mean Colin Gray bought an AR15-style rifle as a Christmas gift and faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder, risking up to 180 years in prison.
- This past week, the trial advanced as surviving students and teachers testified and jurors reviewed video evidence highlighting missed warning signs, while prosecutors expected to finish next week.
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Mother testifies she urged Colin Gray to lock up guns before Apalachee High shooting in Georgia
Colin Gray is on trial after prosecutors say he helped enable his son’s deadly school shooting in Georgia by giving him a gun.
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The mother of a 14-year-old accused of killing four people and wounding others at a Georgia high school in 2024 testified on Monday that her son's behavior was "alarming" when he came to live with her the previous year
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