Colin Gray, 54, father of Colt Gray, He has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) reported in a post on X.
“These charges stem from Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son, Colt, to possess a gun.“GBI Director Chris Hosey said at a news conference.
In the state of Georgia, a second-degree murder charge means that a person has caused the death of another person while committing second-degree cruelty to children; This is punishable by 10 to 30 years in prison.
Authorities have charged 14-year-old Colt Gray as an adult with one count of murder in Wednesday’s shooting at a high school; he is accused of using a semi-automatic assault riflewith which he carried out the deaths of two students and two teachers and also injured nine other people.
“He had possibly threatened to carry out a shooting at a high school”The threat was made on Discord, a social media platform popular with video gamers, according to the police department’s report after it received a tip from the FBI last year.
That same year, an investigator from the police department of the neighboring county interviewed Gray, His father said Colt was affected by his parents’ separation and was bullied at school.The teenager frequently shot guns and hunted with his father, who photographed him with deer blood on his cheeks.
UPDATE #4 – September 5, 2024:
A few notes from our 8 p.m. news conference today:
Colin Gray was arrested on multiple charges earlier today. He knowingly allowed his son, Colt, to have the weapon.
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— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) September 6, 2024
Gray told investigators that He bought the gun used in the shooting as a holiday gift for his son in December 2023.. His 14-year-old son told investigators “I did it” while being questioned, the Barrow County sheriff told CNN.
Gray could face a maximum sentence of life imprisonment with or without the possibility of parolethe judge said.
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