Georgia father sentenced to 15 years in deadly school shooting committed by son

31-Jul-2026

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A man who gave his son the  gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced on July 30 to 15 years in prison. 

Colin Gray's sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school 70 kilometres northeast of Atlanta. Colt Gray had pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

Judge Nicholas Primm, who also sentenced Colt Gray earlier this week, was blunt in addressing Colin Gray: "It is clear you failed as a parent." But he said punishing crimes of negligence is particularly hard because there was no intent to commit a crime.

"My heart aches for everyone that was there that day, for all of you that have been impacted by it. But the law requires that I set aside emotion. 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 caused," Primm said.