Apalachee High School shooter’s father sentenced to 15 years
Colin Gray, the father of the Apalachee High School shooter, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the tragedy. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree murder for gifting his son the weapon used in the 2024 mass shooting.
Why it matters
The sentencing sets a legal precedent for holding parents criminally accountable for the actions of their children when they provide access to firearms despite warning signs.
WINDER, Ga. — A father who gifted his 14-year-old son an assault rifle that the teenager then used to unleash a mass shooting at a Georgia high school was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. A jury in March convicted Colin Gray on multiple charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, over the Christmas gift his son used in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School. In rendering his sentence, Judge Nicholas Primm said he had to measure Gray’s failure to act against the crimes committed by his son. “I don’t get to sentence with passion. I have the nearly impossible task of sentencing you without passion, despite the immeasurable heartache that you’ve caused,” Primm said. “On Sept.
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