Victims and family of those killed in the Apalachee High School shooting urged the judge to give Colin Gray the maximum sentence possible.
Victims and family of those killed in the Apalachee High School shooting urged the judge to give Colin Gray the maximum sentence possible.Open
Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray bore responsibility for the 2024 shooting because he had given his son a gun and failed to act as the teen’s mental health deteriorated.
A sentencing hearing was underway Thursday for a man who gave his son the gun used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia after he was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Colin Gray's sentencing comes just days after his 16-year-old son, Colt Gray, pleaded guilty to murder [...]
Colin Gray admitted to providing the assault rifle used by his then-14-year-old son in the shooting at Apalachee High School, which killed two students and two teachers.
The mother of a teenager who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in 2024 promised to build a shrine to him.
The mother of a teenager who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in 2024 promised to build a shrine to him.Open
Colt Gray, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, was charged as an adult.
Colt Gray, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, was charged as an adult.Open
16-year-old Colt Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 counts against him last week for fatally shooting two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School in September 2024. Nine others were wounded.
Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal.
A new bill is moving through the Georgia state legislature that would be the first in the nation to require weapon checks at public schools. The proposal follows the 2024 conviction of a 14-year-old who shot and killed two classmates and two teachers at Apalachee High School. State Rep. Chuck Efstration, a Republican who is sponsoring the bill, tells “Morning in America,” it's a “reasonable measure” to help protect students. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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