County in Georgia, population 83,505 (2020); seat in Winder; part of the Atlanta metro area.
Colt Gray, 16, has entered a not guilty plea to 55 charges tied to the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting. A non-negotiated plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for July 24, with sentencing left to a judge. His father Colin Gray has been convicted for providing the rifle.
Colt Gray, 16, has pleaded guilty to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept. 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting near Atlanta. Prosecutors say his father supplied the rifle. A sentencing hearing is underway to decide possible parole, with witnesses detailing online fixation on mass shooters and a chaotic childhood.
Georgia's Colin Gray has been sentenced for second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting. His son, Colt Gray, has pleaded guilty and received life without parole. Prosecutors say the father failed to lock up weapons or address warning signs, while defense argues the son bore the sole responsibility.
Colin Gray has been sentenced for the Sept. 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting. He receives a heavy sentence after Colt Gray, his son, was sentenced earlier to life without parole. Prosecutors argued for accountability for parental failure; the judge separated the fatherrom the tragedy while upholding the law.