Grand jury weighs charges in Apalachee High School shooting

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A grand jury will consider charges today against the son and father both charged in connection with last month’s fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in metro Atlanta in Barrow County.

Colt Gray, 14, was charged by law enforcement officials with four counts of murder; Police said Gray took an AR-style rifle to school in a backpack and later opened fire, killing two students and two teachers and injuring nine others.

Colt Gray’s father, Colin Gray, 54, was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter; two counts of second-degree murder; and eight counts of cruelty to children. Police say he knowingly gave his son access to an AR-15 rifle that was allegedly used in the shooting.

Police said Gray will be tried as an adult; He was lodged at the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center.

A court date of December 4, 2024 has been set for Colt Gray and Colin Gray. Piedmont Judicial Circuit District Attorney Brad Smith said additional charges were being considered against Colin Gray and Colt Gray.

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