Colin Gray Sentenced

The father of a Georgia school shooter is sentenced for providing the rifle.

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A Father Gave His Troubled Son a Rifle. Four People Died.

Father who bought AR-15 for Georgia school shooter learns fate in first-of-its-kind conviction

Georgia school shooter’s father sentenced to 15 years

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Colin Gray, father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced July 30 to 15 years in prison for his role in the 2024 attack. A Georgia jury convicted Gray in March on 27 counts, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, after he gave Colt access to the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting. Colt was 14 when he killed two students and two teachers at the Winder, Georgia, school on Sept. 4, 2024. He was sentenced to life without parole two days earlier.

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