ATLANTA (Michigan News Source) – The father of a 14-year-old teen accused of fatally shooting four people at a Georgia high school and wounding nine others is facing charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for allowing his son to possess a weapon.
Colin Gray and Colt Gray are both in court on Friday.
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said in a news conference on Thursday that the charges for 54-year-old Colin Gray stem from him knowingly allowing his son, Colt Gray, to have a gun.
“His charges are directly connected with the actions of his son and allowing him to possess a weapon,” Hosey said.
Four people died in Wednesday’s shooting at Barrow County’s Apalachee High School. Two students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, along with two teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie died in the killing spree. Six other students and a teacher were injured.
What led up to the shooting?
Colin Gray allegedly bought the semi-automatic weapon for his son as a Christmas present last year, roughly six months after Colt Gray was investigated for online threats about a possible planned shooting at a middle school.
This case is the latest example of prosecutors holding parents responsible for their children’s actions in school shootings. In April, Jennifer and James Crumbley received 10-15 years in prison for not securing a firearm in their home and ignoring their son’s mental health problems. Their son, who is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole, killed four students and injured seven other people on Nov. 30, 2021 at Oxford High School.
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