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LIVE: Apalachee school shooting: Father of shooter faces own sentencing
WSB-TV • • nation
Key Points:
- Colin Gray, father of Apalachee school shooter Colt Gray, is being sentenced in Barrow County for his role in the September 4, 2024, shooting that killed four people and injured nine others.
- Prosecutors sought an 80-year sentence, while the defense requested 20 years with 10 to be served in prison; the judge is currently delivering the sentence.
- Colin Gray was found guilty of 27 crimes, including two counts of second-degree murder, child cruelty, involuntary manslaughter, and reckless conduct for failing to secure the rifle used by his son.
- This case marks the first time in Georgia that a parent has been charged and convicted in connection with a shooting carried out by their child.
- Colt Gray pleaded guilty to 55 counts and was sentenced to life in prison without parole earlier this week.
