Father of teen charged in Georgia school shooting appears in court

(6 Sep 2024)
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Winder, Georgia - 6 September 2024
1. Various of court hearing for the father of the 14-year-old suspect in the deadly shooting at a Georgia high school Colin Gray's hearing came shortly after a court appearance for his son, Colt Gray, who's accused of killing four people in a shooting at Apalachee High School. Both will remain in detention.
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The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people and his father will both stay in custody following back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their lawyers declined to seek bail.

At 14-year-old Colt Gray's hearing, the teen was advised of his rights along with the charges and penalties he faced.

After the hearing, the teen was escorted out in shackles at the wrists and ankles in khaki pants and a green shirt. The judge then called Colt Gray back to the courtroom to correct an earlier misstatement that his crimes could be punishable by death. Because he’s a juvenile, the maximum penalty he would face is life without parole. The judge also set another hearing for Dec. 4.

Shortly after Colt Gray's hearing, his father, Colin Gray, was brought into court. Colin Gray, 54, was charged Thursday in connection with the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, outside Atlanta. Nine people were also hurt in Wednesday’s attack.

Colin Gray, dressed in a gray-striped jail uniform at Friday's hearing, answered questions in a barely audible croak, giving his age and saying he finished 11th grade, earning a high school equivalency diploma.

About 50 onlookers were in the courtroom for the hearings, in addition to news media and sheriff’s deputies. Some family members of victims in the front row hugged each other and one woman clutched a stuffed animal.

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