The courtroom reckoning in Colin Gray’s Apalachee shooting trial is scheduled to begin one week from today, marking a pivotal moment in a case that has gripped Georgia and reignited national debate over parental accountability in school shootings.
Colin Gray, the father of Colt Gray — the teen accused of killing four people and wounding nine others at Apalachee High School — faces a sweeping indictment that could carry a maximum sentence of 180 years in prison if he is convicted on all counts.
Charges and Potential Sentence
Colin Gray is charged with 55 counts tied to the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the Winder, Georgia, school. The charges include two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, multiple counts of second-degree cruelty to children and reckless conduct.
He has pleaded not guilty.
His son, Colt Gray, has also pleaded not guilty. The younger Gray faces a separate prosecution, though his trial date has not yet been set.
Colt Gray is charged with four counts of felony murder, four counts of malice murder, four counts of aggravated battery, 25 counts of aggravated assault and 18 counts of first-degree cruelty to children.
Under Georgia law, each of the four felony murder counts carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, with or without the possibility of parole.
