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Father of Georgia School Shooter Pleads Not Guilty to Multiple Charges

Colin Gray is accused of providing the weapon used by his 14-year-old son in the September mass shooting that killed four and injured nine at Apalachee High School.

  • Colin Gray, 54, faces 29 charges, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and cruelty to children, for his alleged role in the Apalachee High School shooting.
  • Prosecutors allege Gray knowingly provided an AR-style rifle to his son, Colt Gray, despite warnings of the teen's potential danger to others.
  • Colt Gray, 14, who is being tried as an adult, has pleaded not guilty to 55 charges, including four counts of malice murder and felony murder.
  • The September 4 shooting killed two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, and two teachers, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, while injuring nine others.
  • Colin Gray’s charges represent the first time in Georgia history that a parent has been criminally charged in connection with their child’s school shooting.
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