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Colt Gray's Guilty Plea in Apalachee High Shooting Likely for October

Psychological evaluation and non-negotiated plea terms shape the next steps in the case of the 14-year-old charged with killing four and wounding nine.

Students and community members make a prayer circle around a makeshift memorial outside Apalachee High School on September 5, 2024, in Winder, Georgia.
FILE - A medical helicopter is seen in front of Apalachee High School after a shooting at the school Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County courthouse during his first appearance for the shooting at Apalachee High School, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

Overview

  • Colt Gray, accused of the September 2024 Apalachee High School shooting, is expected to plead guilty in October following a psychologist's evaluation.
  • Prosecutors confirmed they will not recommend a reduced sentence, with life imprisonment or parole eligibility being key sentencing issues.
  • The shooting left two teachers and two students dead, with nine others injured, and Gray faces 55 felony counts, including four counts of murder.
  • Judge Nick Primm scheduled the plea hearing for after Colin Gray's trial in September, which was moved to a different venue to ensure juror impartiality.
  • Colt's father, Colin Gray, faces 29 felony counts, including second-degree murder, for allegedly providing the weapon and ammunition used in the attack.