Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole for 2024 Georgia school shooting
Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced 16‑year‑old Colt Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the September 4, 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Gray, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to 55 counts, including murder and assault, and was tried as an adult.
The assault claimed the lives of four victims – teachers Richard Aspinwall (39) and Cristina Irimie (53) and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14 – and injured nine others. Prosecutors presented evidence that Gray coveted online notoriety, idolizing previous mass shooters and repeatedly asking his mother for updates on the “true‑crime community” after the attack.
Gray’s father, Colin Gray, was earlier convicted on 27 charges, including second‑degree murder, for providing the assault‑style rifle that Gray used, a weapon he had received as a Christmas present. The father’s sentencing is pending. The judge described Gray’s crimes as “permanent incorrigibility” and ruled that parole would not be appropriate.
Entities: Apalachee High School · Colin Gray · Colt Gray · Georgia · Judge Nicholas Primm
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- [● 8 SOURCES] Colt Gray was sentenced to life without parole by Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm. (Reuters, AP, Time, etc.)
- [● 6 SOURCES] After the shooting, Gray repeatedly discussed his online notoriety with his mother during jail calls. (AP, Reuters, etc.)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Colt Gray’s father, Colin Gray, was convicted on 27 charges, including second‑degree murder, for providing the rifle used in the shooting. (Reuters, AP, etc.)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Colt Gray was 14 at the time of the shooting and is 16 at sentencing. (Reuters, AP, etc.)
- [● 9 SOURCES] Four victims died: teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo. (Reuters, AP, etc.)
- [● 9 SOURCES] The shooting occurred on September 4, 2024 at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. (Reuters, AP, Time, etc.)
- [● 9 SOURCES] Nine other people were injured in the shooting. (Reuters, AP, etc.)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Colt Gray pleaded guilty to 55 counts including murder and assault. (Reuters, AP, etc.)