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Max prison release date set for Apalachee school shooter’s father
WSB-TV • • nation
Key Points:
- Colin Gray, father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the shooting, including convictions for two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
- The sentencing followed accusations that Colin Gray purchased the rifle used by his son and failed to secure it, despite knowing his son posed a danger.
- Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to killing four people and injuring nine others in the September 4, 2024, school shooting and was sentenced to life without parole.
- Colin Gray was transferred to the Georgia Diagnostic Class Prison, which processes state inmates and houses male death row inmates and the execution chamber.
- The judge emphasized the gravity of the case, noting that four lives were stolen in the shooting, which has prompted changes in school safety measures.
