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Teen Life Sentence, Parent 15 Years in Historic Shooting

8/4/2026

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Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life without parole plus 20 years for the September 4 2024 Apalachee High School shooting.
District Attorney Brad Smith announced he will not charge Marcee Gray.
Colin Gray received a 15-year sentence for providing the rifle used in the attack.
The case is the first Georgia parent prosecution and the first U.S. murder conviction of a parent for a mass school shooting.

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Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life without parole plus 20 years for the September 4 2024 Apalachee High School shooting.
District Attorney Brad Smith announced he will not charge Marcee Gray.
Colin Gray received a 15-year sentence for providing the rifle used in the attack.
The case is the first Georgia parent prosecution and the first U.S. murder conviction of a parent for a mass school shooting.