Sunday, September 8, 2024 - The father of Colt Gray, the teen suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting, appeared in a Georgia courtroom Friday to face multiple charges over the deadly attack.
Colin Gray, 54, is being charged with four counts of
involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts
of cruelty to children, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Thursday when
the agency announced his arrest.
The 14-year-old shooting suspect has been charged with
four counts of felony murder.
GBI Director Chris Hosey said at a news conference on
Thursday night that the charges against Colin Gray stem from "knowingly
allowing his son to possess a weapon."
During a brief court hearing Friday morning, Judge Currie
Mingledorff II told Colin Gray he faced up to 180 years in prison if he was
convicted on all counts.
The judge also advised him of his rights, and the father
said, "Yes, sir," in response to some questions from the judge.
District Attorney Brad Smith didn't rule out whether the
father would face additional charges as the investigation continued. Smith said
more charges would be filed at some point against Gray's son for the victims
who survived the attack.
The teen, a student at Apalachee High School,
allegedly killed four people, two students and two teachers, when he
opened fire at the school in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning. Nine others
were wounded and hospitalized, but they were all expected to survive and
"make a full recovery," Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said
Thursday.
Hospital officials said Thursday that at least seven of
those nine patients had been treated and released, and at least one other
remained hospitalized in stable condition.
Police and federal agents were investigating if the gun used
in the shooting, described by officials as an AR-style weapon, was purchased by
the teen's father as a gift for his son in December 2023, according to four
federal law enforcement sources close to the investigation.
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