Father of teen school shooter sentenced to 15 years in prison
"It is clear you failed as a parent," the judge told Colin Gray, who was found guilty earlier this year on charges stemming from the deadly 2024 school attack.
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Notable Quotes
"It is clear you failed as a parent."
— Nicholas Primm , Other
"After seeing sign after sign of his son's deteriorating mental state, his violence, his school-shooter obsession, the defendant had sufficient warning that his son was a bomb just waiting to go off."
— Patricia Brooks , Other
"This is the person who went into the high school and shot and killed four people he didn't even know and injured scores of others."
— Jimmy Barry , Other
Key People
Colin Gray is the father of a teenage boy accused of a mass shooting at a high school in Georgia.
Colt Gray is a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a shooting at Apalachee High School.
Jimmy Barry is an attorney representing Colin Gray.
Judge who sentenced Colin Gray.
Patricia Brooks is an Assistant District Attorney involved in the prosecution of Colin Gray.
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"It is clear you failed as a parent," the judge told Colin Gray, who was found guilty earlier this year on charges stemming from the deadly 2024 school attack.
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