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Teen Pleads Guilty to School Shooting, Faces Life; Father Convicted

7/24/2026

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Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to 55 counts for the September 4, 2024 Apalachee High School shooting.
Judge Nicholas Primm will set Gray’s sentence, and the teen faces life without parole.
The teen hid an assault-style rifle in a poster-board roll, entered the school, and killed two students and two teachers.
Gray’s father, Colin Gray, was convicted in March of 27 charges for providing the rifle as a Christmas present.

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Story summary

Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to 55 counts for the September 4, 2024 Apalachee High School shooting.
Judge Nicholas Primm will set Gray’s sentence, and the teen faces life without parole.
The teen hid an assault-style rifle in a poster-board roll, entered the school, and killed two students and two teachers.
Gray’s father, Colin Gray, was convicted in March of 27 charges for providing the rifle as a Christmas present.