GA - Apalachee High School shooting, 4 dead, 9 injured, Winder, Barrow County - 04 September 2024 *father and son arrested* #2

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Classes canceled Thursday at Apalachee High after 14-year-old student arrested for bringing gun to school

The 14-year-old student was charged with two counts of possession of a weapon on school grounds and more.

www.11alive.com

 

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*insert long litany of swear words* As a mom who has had to take her now adult son to inpatient several times, I feel so much rage at the father. When your kid needs help, you go...right now. Given how few beds there are for adolescent mental health inpatient, if there is a bed available and waiting for your kid you RUN there--you've been given a blessing. And if your kid is actually asking to go to inpatient, you go right then no matter what. Kids generally don't ask to go to inpatient just for funsies--it's unpleasant as all heck, and teens know that from peers and media.

No gas or no money for gas--bet if he'd called the grandparents, they would have Venmo'd him the $$. Bet he could have found something in house to sell on Facebook Marketplace to get some quick cash. Clearly he somehow got gas sometime between that day and the shooting and still didn't take his kid.

Maybe could have sold that gunsight he bought? Apparently he had plenty of money for gun paraphernalia.

 

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Apalachee High School campus closed Monday in connection to weapon detection system

Apalachee High School’s campus is closed Monday, Jan. 13, and students are scheduled to have a digital learning day.

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Weapons detection systems installed at Apalachee High School following mass shooting

This cutting-edge technology is part of the district's commitment to ensuring student and staff safety.

www.11alive.com

 

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*Colt Gray, 14, and his father Colin Gray, 54, are both behind bars in connection with a deadly rampage inside a north Georgia high school. After being read his rights, the teen reportedly told investigators, “I did it.” His father was arrested for allowing his son to have easy access to a gun. The father reportedly gave Gray an AR-style rifle for Christmas. Two teachers and two students died at Apalachee High School in Winder on September 4. Nine others were wounded

 

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Judge rules on bond for accused Apalachee High shooting suspect's father

Here's what happened at Colin Gray's bond hearing on Tuesday afternoon.

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Judge rules on bond for accused Apalachee High shooting suspect's father

Here's what happened at Colin Gray's bond hearing on Tuesday afternoon.

www.11alive.com

During Colin Gray's bond hearing, the judge granted him a $500,000 bond, in which 10% will be a cash bond. Additionally, the judge said he is to have no contact with any witnesses.

 

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Breanna Schermerhorn, whose son Mason, 14, was shot and killed, struggled to speak, telling the judge that Colin Gray’s actions “robbed my family of a chance to raise my son.”

She said Gray should remain behind bars and the court should “not allow him to have any impact or influence on any other children.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/11/colin-gray-colt-gray-apalachee-school-shooting/

 

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New student IDs in Barrow County to be integrated with weapons detection system

It's part of the changes at the school system following on the September shooting at Apalachee High School.

www.11alive.com

 

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Apalachee High School football coach steps down for PTSD, anxiety counseling

The coach admits he has struggled with "PTSD, anxiety, grief and depression" after last year's school shooting.

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Accused Apalachee High shooting suspect's father files motion to change venue of trial

Colin Gray is accused of knowingly allowing his son to possess a weapon.

www.11alive.com

An attorney for the father facing charges in the deadly Apalachee High School shooting filed a new request to move the trial. Colin Gray is accused of knowingly allowing his son to possess a weapon.

 

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Apalachee school shooting: Suspect’s father wants his trial moved out of Barrow County

Colin Gray and his attorneys claim having a trial in Barrow County would violate his right to a fair trial.

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Apalachee school shooting: Suspect’s father asking judge to move his trial out of Barrow County

The hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.

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Apalachee school shooting: Judge says jurors in suspect’s father’s trial won’t be from Barrow County

The State claimed the entire county "was a victim in this case."

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The State agreed to changing the venue because they say “all of Barrow County was a victim in this case.”

The judge has 30 days to set another venue or choose to bring jurors from another county into Barrow County.

 

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Trial date set for father of accused Apalachee High School shooter

A judge ruled earlier this month that Colin will not face a jury picked from Barrow County.

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A judge has set the date for September 8 for the trial of Colin Gray, the father of accused shooter Colt Gray.

 

[Leilei]

Possible plea deal for Colt Gray:

New court updates show Colt Gray may not face a trial. Attorneys are eyeing a possible plea after his father’s trial wraps in September.

Possible plea deal for Apalachee High shooting suspect could come after father's trial

New court updates show Colt Gray may not face a trial. Attorneys are eyeing a possible plea after his father’s trial wraps in September.

www.11alive.com

 

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Apalachee High School shooting suspect could be offered plea deal

He faces 55 charges, including malice and felony murder.

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Prosecutors and defense attorneys said Tuesday they were working on a non-negotiated plea deal for the teen accused of the Apalachee High School shooting.

If a deal is reached, it would mean an admission of guilt from Colt Gray, with the judge then deciding the sentencing. It was discussed during a status hearing held Tuesday morning.

 

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Judge rules on change of venue request for accused Apalachee High shooter's father

Colin Gray is accused of providing the weapon used by his son, Colt Gray, in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting that left two students and two teachers dead.

www.11alive.com

However, in court documents obtained by 11Alive on Monday, the judge has ruled that jury selection will take place in Hall County, using Hall County jurors. Meanwhile, the trial will remain in Barrow County.

"Barrow County will be responsible for all related costs incurred by Hall County," the motion states.

 

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Judge approves request to move trial of Colin Gray, father of Apalachee High shooting suspect

While the judge approved a change of venue for the trial, the method is not what Colin Gray's attorneys requested.

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Explaining the decision in the court order, the judge said that Hall County was physically far enough away from Barrow County that jurors would be less likely to have a bias, but the proximity of the two courthouses was close enough that the trial could be held in Barrow to avoid “causing additional undue burden.”

 

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‘Bitter sweet:’ Apalachee High School seniors graduate months after tragedy

During her speech, the class valedictorian described how she and her classmates persevered in the face of adversity.

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