Trial Starts For Georgia Father Accused Of Giving Son Access To Gun Used In School Shooting - Beritaja

The proceedings of a Georgia man who is accused of giving his 14-year-old boy entree to a firearm that he utilized to kill 4 group and injure respective others successful 2024 astatine Apalachee High School began connected Monday.

Colin Gray faces 2 counts of second-degree murder, 2 counts of involuntary manslaughter 20 counts of cruelty to children and 5 counts of reckless behaviour successful relationship pinch the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting astatine Apalachee High School. He was arrested soon aft the shooting connected allegations that he had allowed his boy to person a weapon.

Opening statements kicked disconnected successful a courtroom successful Barrow County Monday morning.

His son, Colt Gray, is accused of sidesplitting 2 students, 2 teachers and wounding 9 others astatine the schoolhouse successful Winder, Georgia, successful September. Colt Gray has been charged arsenic an big pinch 4 counts of felony murder.

Over 2 years earlier the shooting, section rule enforcement had interviewed the begetter and boy successful relationship pinch threats to transportation retired a schoolhouse shooting, 2 rule enforcement sources acquainted pinch the investigation told Beritaja. But authorities did not apprehension the teen because they could not necktie him to an online relationship that had made the threats, according to investigative documents.

Colin Gray told authorities astatine the clip that he was school his boy about “firearms and safety” and really to hunt, but that if his boy did make immoderate threats, he “would beryllium huffy arsenic hellhole and past each the guns will spell away.”

At immoderate constituent aft the relationship pinch authorities, Colin Gray talented his boy an AR-15-style rifle, according to rule enforcement sources.

Gray's proceedings possesses immoderate similarities to a lawsuit successful Oxford, Michigan, wherever a 15-year-old committed a wide shooting astatine his precocious schoolhouse successful 2021. His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, were yet sentenced to 10 to 15 years successful situation pursuing a trial.

Gray faces a maximum full of 180 years successful situation if recovered blameworthy connected each charges against him.