Georgia school shooter Colt Gray and his father Colin Gray in court to face charges for the mass shooting that killed four and injured nine others on Wednesday

Colt Gray, 14, appeared at Barrow County Superior Court on Wednesday and learned he won’t face the death penalty for killing four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, GA

Gray has been charged with four counts of murder over the deaths of schoolmates, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14

Two members of the faculty, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53, were also killed

The school shooter’s father, Colin Gray, 54, has been accused of buying his son the murder weapon, a Colt the AR-15-style rifle

Colin Gray was arrested Thursday and appeared in court after his son on Friday on several counts of second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children

Meanwhile, the teen’s mother Marcee Gray, 43, last December was sentenced to five years in prison for domestic violence and fraud

Colt Gray, [photo], appeared at Barrow County Superior Court on Wednesday. The 14-year-old son learned he won’t face the death penalty for killing four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, outside Atlanta on Monday

Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, 14, made his first court appearance on Friday charged with four counts of homicide.
His brief appearance was followed shortly after by his father in a separate appearance facing similar charges. Colin Gray, 54, sobbed, rocking back and forth during his first court appearance on Friday.
The hearing at at Barrow County Superior Court took place right after his teenage son Colt learned he will not be facing the death penalty for killing four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, outside Atlanta, on Wednesday.
Gray has been charged with four counts of murder over the deaths of two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, as well as two teachers, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53.

The teenage dressed in a green t-shirt and grey sweat pants, appeared in the courtroom in shackles and
handcuffs.
Throughout the hearing the suspect with his hair covering his face, stared down at the table.
He spoke softly only to Judge Mingledorff, replying ‘yes sir’ when asked to confirm his name, that he could read and write, and he had a right to an attorney.

Georgia school shooter Colt Gray made his first court appearance on Friday. Colt was led into court in shackles on Wednesday where he was charged with four counts of homicide

Colt Gray, [center], appearing in person at Barrow County Superior Court in shackles, spoke softly only to Judge Mingledorff, replying ‘yes sir’ when asked to confirm his name, that he could read and write, and he had a right to an attorney

Colt Gray was arrested on Wednesday at Apalachee High School in Winder, minutes after authorities say he opened fire on students and teachers, killing four. Colt reportedly told police ‘I did it’ when read his Miranda rights.
His father, Colin Gray, 54, sobbed as he appeared shortly after his son in the same courtroom, charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two of second degree murder and eight of cruelty to children.  

Chaos at Apalachee High School in Winder, GA, on Wednesday after a 14-year-old student went on a shooting rampage

Colin Gray shuffled in wearing a prison-issued striped shirt and tracksuit, with his hands cuffed in front of him like his son. He stated his name in a croaky voice, confirming his age, and that he was able to read and write.
He told the court he completed education up until 11th Grade GED, nodding along to proceedings as they took place.
Colin Gray began rocking after Judge Mingledorff told him the maximum sentences that he could receive, and is expected to appear in court on December 4.
Victim’s family members stared at Colin Gray throughout the hearing, as he kept his head down and avoided eye contact with anyone but the judge.

Colin Gray, 54, the father of 14-year-old mass shooter Colt Gray, has also been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the deadly shooting

Colin Gray, 54, appearing in the same courtroom shortly after his son’s hearing, is facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two of second degree murder and eight of cruelty to children.
Judge Mingledorff advised Gray senior that he could face up to 30 years in prison for each felony murder count, 10 years for each involuntary manslaughter charges and cruelty to children – the maximum totaling 180 years.
Dozens of emotional family members packed the courtroom for both Grays first appearances, with some visibly crying before the hearing even began. Some wore sunglasses to cover their faces, and were supported by detectives in the court room.

The school shooter’s father, 54-year-old Colin Gray, who has been accused of buying his 14-year-old son the murder weapon, a Colt the AR-15-style rifle, was arrested Thursday on several counts of second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children

Colin Gray, who appeared shortly after his son in the same courtroom is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two of second degree murder and eight of cruelty to children

Family members for both father and son did not appear to be supporting them in the courtroom. 
Colt Gray’s attorney did not request bond for the teenager, and was seen pacing around the courtroom before his client was brought infant of the judge for a second time.
Gray looked down at his feet as he entered the court, staring straight at the judge as he spoke during the short 8-minute hearing. The teenager is being represented by Zain Harman.  
Judge Mingledorff brought Gray back in to correct a statement he made, telling him: ‘I wanted to make it clear to you that the penalty foes not include death. It includes life without the possibility of parole or with the possibility of parole.’
A 2005 Supreme Court decision forbids the execution of offenders who were under the age of 18 when their crimes were committed.

Family attuned to crime: Colt Gray’s mom, Marcee Gray, [photo], list of priors across four counties in Georgia includes drug use, domestic violence and property damage, as well as civil claims of fraud

The teen’s father was charged Thursday in connection with the shooting, including with counts of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey.
‘His charges are directly connected with the actions of his son and allowing him to possess a weapon,’ Hosey said. 
The teen was arrested on Wednesday minutes after authorities say he opened fire on students and teachers, killing four. Colt reportedly told police ‘I did it’ when read his Miranda rights.
Adding to the young killer’s disquieting background, public records show that his mother, Marcee Gray, has a criminal record dating back to 2007 and spent time in jail as recently as this past April and was banned from contacting father Colin without a third party intermediary.
Marcee, 43, has a record across four counties in the state of Georgia counties includes drug use, domestic violence and property damage, as well as civil claims of fraud.

Last December, Marcee, [photo], 43, was sentenced to five years in jail, banned from having contact with Colt’s father Colin Gray, and ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution to an Atlanta based construction company

In December, Marcee Gray pled guilty to several charges including the use of a license plate to conceal identity, damage to property and trespassing/family violence, after she used a tag for a Nissan Kick to conceal the identity of her Nissan Rogue.
FBI agents executing a search of the family home on Wednesday afternoon, seized firearms and carried away other items, possibly evidence.
Colt Gray came to the attention of authorities last year after threatening to shoot up the school in a post. When interviewed, the teen denied threatening to carry out a school shooting about a menacing post on social media, according to a sheriff’s report.
Conflicting evidence obfuscated the origin of the post, leaving investigators unable to arrest anyone. Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum said she reviewed the report from May 2023 and found nothing that would have justified bringing charges at the time.
‘We did not drop the ball at all on this,’ Sheriff Mangum said in an interview with AP, ‘We did all we could do with what we had at the time.’

Killed: The young victims of Wednesday’s mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, GA, were identified as Christian Angulo, [left] and Mason Schermerhorn, an autistic student. Both 14-year-olds lost their lives in the senseless shooting

Killed: Among the the four fatalities of the shooting are two members of the faculty, Christina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall

The teen was interviewed after the sheriff received a tip from the FBI that Gray, then 13, ‘had possibly threatened to shoot up a middle school tomorrow.’ The threat was made on Discord, a social media platform popular with video gamers, according to the sheriff’s office incident report.
The FBI’s tip pointed to a Discord account associated with an email address linked to Colt Gray. The teenager reportedly, also had an obsession with other infamous school shooters such as Parkland, Florida killer Nikolas Cruz.
However, when interviewed by agents from the Sheriff’s office, the teen claimed that ‘he would never say such a thing, even in a joking manner,’ according to the investigator’s report.
The interview transcript quotes the teen as saying: ‘I promise I would never say something where …’ with the rest of that denial listed as inaudible.
The investigator wrote that no arrests were made because of ‘inconsistent information’ on the Discord account, which had profile information in Russian and a digital evidence trail indicating it had been accessed in different Georgia cities as well as Buffalo, New York. 
Gray denied he was the author of the threats, telling police he’d shut down his Discord after being repeatedly hacked, expressing concern that someone would level those accusations at him.
The teen suspect’s father, Colin Gray, at the time according to the transcript, supported his son’s claims of innocence stating, ‘He knows the seriousness of weapons and what they can do, and how to use them and not use them.’
The Discord account user name was written in Russian. A translation of the letters spelt the name Lanza, referencing Adam Lanza, the perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary school tragedy.
According to police reports released by the sheriff’s office on Thursday, their investigators unable to substantiate that either Gray was connected to the Discord account and not finding grounds to seek requisite court order to confiscate the family’s guns, closed that case.