Father of Georgia High School Shooting Suspect Arrested on Manslaughter and Murder Charges

Mar. 15, 2025

Law enforcement stand outside of Apalachee High School where four people were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.Photo:Jessica McGowan/Getty

Apalachee High School

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The father of 14-year-old student Colt Gray, the suspect in theGeorgia school shootingthat took place on Wednesday, Sept. 4, has been arrested.

“In coordination with District Attorney Brad Smith, the GBI has arrested Colin Gray, age 54, in connection to the shooting at Apalachee High School. Colin is Colt Gray’s father,” the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in apost on X, Thursday, Sept 5.

According to the department,Colin has been chargedwith four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children. His son Colt has beencharged with four counts of felony murder.

Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the site of a mass shooting that left 4 dead.CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty

Law enforcement and first responders respond to Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024, after a shooting was reported. Police took a suspect into custody after the shooting on Wednesday, with students evacuated from the scene and local media reporting fatalities. CNN, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, reported that four people had been killed and 30 wounded. Other outlets reported two deaths.

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At a press conference on Thursday night, authorities said that Colin’s charges stem from “Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son Colt to possess a weapon.”

The Sept. 4 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.,left four people dead: students Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, as well as teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53. Autopsies of the four victims were performed Thursday, per the GBI.

The nine individuals who were injuredduring the shooting are expected to make a “full recovery,” according to the press conference.

Apalachee High School shooting victims (clockwise from top left): Christian Angulo, Richard Aspinwall, Mason Schermerhorn and Christina Irimie.

apalachee georgia school shooting victims teachers Richard-Aspenwall Christina-Irimie and students Mason-Schermerhorn christian-angulo

“The father stated he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject did not have unsupervised access to them. The subject denied making the threats online,” said  FBI Atlanta.

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While FBI Atlanta said there was no probable cause for an arrest or any further law enforcement action, local schools were notified for “continued monitoring of the subject.”

This story is developing.

source: people.com

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