Father of school shooter knew of son’s school shooting obsession: Prosecutors
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Senior Video Producer ), Michael Edwards (Video Editor )
Prosecutors released new details about the teen accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school and what his father allegedly knew behind closed doors. Investigators said at a preliminary court hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 16, that Colin Gray was aware his son, Colt Gray, was obsessed with school shooters.
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Colt is accused of killing two teachers, two students and injuring nine others at Apalachee High School outside Atlanta on Sept. 4.
Police later found Colt’s notebook at the Gray home which was filled with drawings that showed stick figures with wounds. Next to the images it said, “Shoot the teacher first.”
Colin Gray was arrested for allegedly buying his son the AR-15 style rifle used in the shooting as a Christmas gift. Investigators say Colt hid that gun with a poster board on the school bus the day of the shooting.
Colin also allegedly continued to buy Colt accessories including a tactical vest and ammunition despite knowing his son was dealing with mental health issues.
Investigators also interviewed Colt’s mother. She said her son’s fascination with guns over the past year had gotten “very bad.”
Colt is charged as an adult with four felony counts of murder.
Colin is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.
The case will now go to a grand jury, where prosecutors will pursue formal indictments.
WE’RE LEARNING CHILLING, NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING FOUR PEOPLE AT A GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL *AND* WHAT HIS FATHER ALLEGEDLY KNEW BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
INVESTIGATORS REVEALED AT A PRELIMINARY COURT HEARING WEDNESDAY THAT COLIN GRAY WAS AWARE HIS SON COLT GRAY WAS OBSESSED WITH SCHOOL SHOOTERS.
PROSECUTORS SAY COLT HAD A SHRINE WITH NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS ABOVE HIS HOME COMPUTER FOR THE GUNMAN OF THE PARKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTING, NIKOLAS CRUZ.
COLT IS ACCUSED OF KILLING TWO TEACHERS AND TWO STUDENTS … AND INJURING NINE OTHERS AT APALACHEE HIGH SCHOOL – OUTSIDE ATLANTA SEPTEMBER FOURTH.
POLICE LATER FOUND COLT’S NOTEBOOK AT THE GRAY HOME WHICH WAS FILLED WITH DRAWINGS THAT SHOWED STICK FIGURES WITH WOUNDS.
NEXT TO THE IMAGES IT SAID QUOTE – “SHOOT THE TEACHER FIRST.”
COLIN GRAY WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BUYING HIS SON THE AR-15 STYLE GUN USED IN THE SHOOTING AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY COLT HID THAT GUN WITH A POSTER BOARD ON THE SCHOOL BUS THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING.
COLIN ALSO ALLEGEDLY CONTINUED TO BUY COLT ACCESSORIES INCLUDING A TACTICAL VEST AND AMMUNITION DESPITE KNOWING HIS SON WAS DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
INVESTIGATORS INTERVIEWED COLT’S MOTHER WHO SAID HER SON’S FASCINATION WITH GUNS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND HAD GOTTEN QUOTE – “VERY BAD.”
COLT WHO IS 14-YEARS-OLD IS CHARGED AS AN ADULT WITH FOUR FELONY COUNTS OF MURDER.
COLIN IS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, TWO COUNTS OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER AND EIGHT COUNTS OF CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.
THE CASE NOW GOES TO A GRAND JURY WHERE PROSECUTORS WILL PURSUE FORMAL INDICTMENTS.
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