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Georgia teen school shooting – plea and sentencing hearing

Entities: Colt Gray · Nicholas Primm · Apalachee High School · Barrow County, Georgia · Colin Gray

Overview

In July 2026, 16‑year‑old Colt Gray entered a non‑negotiated guilty plea to all 55 counts arising from the September 4 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. The plea, filed on July 23, concluded a trial that had been scheduled for October and confirmed that Gray, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, was charged as an adult. Victims’ families delivered emotional impact statements, recalling the deaths of students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo and teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie, and the injuries of nine others.

A sentencing hearing on July 26 allowed Judge Nicholas Primm to consider whether a life‑without‑parole sentence or life with parole eligibility is appropriate. A forensic psychologist testified that Gray grew up in a chaotic, financially strained household, experienced frequent moves and parental drug use, and was deeply immersed in an online community that glorified mass shootings. The psychologist noted that the attack appeared planned, not delusional.

Gray’s father, Colin Gray, previously convicted on 27 counts for supplying the rifle, is slated for sentencing on July 30, 2024. The case continues to highlight national debates over juvenile gun violence, parental responsibility, and the criminal treatment of minors in school shootings.

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Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [CRIME] 8 sources
    Colt Gray Sentenced in Georgia Apalachee High School Shooting

    Colt Gray pleaded guilty to 55 charges for the Sept 4, 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed four and wounded nine; sentencing is pending, and his father faces July 30 sentencing for related crimes.

  2. 5 days ago

    [CRIME] 32 sources
    Georgia teen Colt Gray pleads guilty to 55 charges in 2024 school shooting

    Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to 55 counts for the 2024 Georgia school shooting that killed four, injuring nine, after his father was convicted for providing the rifle. Sentencing will decide life imprisonment.

  3. 17 days ago

    [CRIME] 12 sources
    Colt Gray to enter non‑negotiated plea and sentencing hearing for Georgia school shooting

    Colt Gray will plead guilty at a July 24 hearing for the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed four and injured nine; his father faces sentencing later this month.

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