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Teen pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 fatal shooting at a Georgia high school
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Key Points:
- Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to all 55 charges related to the September 4, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia that killed two students and two teachers and wounded several others.
- Gray faces a minimum sentence of life in prison for murder, with the judge to decide on parole eligibility; sentencing hearings included victim family testimonies and evidence presentations.
- The shooting was premeditated, with Gray bringing an assault-style rifle onto a school bus and carrying out the attack in a classroom and hallway, having left detailed plans in a notebook estimating potential casualties.
- Gray's father, Colin Gray, was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for providing the rifle used in the shooting and is scheduled for sentencing next week.
- Investigations revealed Colt Gray's mental health issues, a shrine to the Parkland shooter in his bedroom, and parental failures to secure firearms or seek adequate help despite warnings from family and counselors.
