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<p>The mother of Colt Gray who shot dead four people at the Apalachee High School in Georgia&nbsp;said that she called&nbsp;school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, American media reported on Sunday (Sep&nbsp;8).</p>

<p>Citing a relative of the Grays, a report by The Washington Post said that Colt's mother&nbsp;texted her saying she spoke with a school counsellor and urged them to “immediately” find her son to check on him.</p>

<p>The relative, identified as Annie Brown, shared&nbsp;screenshots of the text exchange. The Washington Post report said that a call log&nbsp;from the family’s shared phone plan showed a call was made to the school about 30 minutes before the shootout happened.</p>

<h2><strong>Colt Gray charged with murder</strong></h2>

<p>Colt, 14, was&nbsp;charged with murder over the killing of two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, outside Atlanta, on Wednesday.</p>

<p>His father Colin was accused of second-degree murder for providing his son with a semiautomatic AR 15-style rifle.</p>

<p>Both father and son made their first court appearance on Friday and their lawyers&nbsp;declined to immediately seek bail.</p>

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<h2><strong>Teen troubled by broken family, taunting by classmates</strong></h2>

<p>According to Colin, Colt&nbsp;struggled with his parents’ separation and taunting by classmates, a report by the news agency Associated Press said.</p>

<p>“I don’t know anything about him saying (expletive) like that. I’m going to be mad as hell if he did, and then all the guns will go away,”&nbsp;Colin told&nbsp;Jackson County sheriff’s investigator Daniel Miller.</p>

<p>Middle school had also been rough for Colt, his father pointed out. The&nbsp;boy had just a few friends and frequently got picked on. Some students “just ridiculed him day after day after day,” his father said.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The mother of Colt Gray who shot dead four people at the Apalachee High School in Georgia said that she called school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, American media reported on Sunday (Sep 8).

The mother of Colt Gray who shot dead four people at the Apalachee High School in Georgia said that she called school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, American media reported on Sunday (Sep 8). Citing a relative of the Grays, a report by The Washington Post said that Colt's mother texted her saying she spoke with a school counsellor and urged them to “immediately” find her son to check on him. The relative, identified as Annie Brown, shared screenshots of the text exchange. The Washington Post report said that a call log from the family’s shared phone plan showed a call was made to the school about 30 minutes before the shootout happened. Colt Gray charged with murder Colt, 14, was charged with murder over the killing of two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, outside Atlanta, on Wednesday. His father Colin was accused of second-degree murder for providing his son with a semiautomatic AR 15-style rifle. Both father and son made their first court appearance on Friday and their lawyers declined to immediately seek bail. Also read: Killing of Aysenur Eygi: US-Turkish woman's kin demands independent probe into her death blamed on Israel Teen troubled by broken family, taunting by classmates According to Colin, Colt struggled with his parents’ separation and taunting by classmates, a report by the news agency Associated Press said. “I don’t know anything about him saying (expletive) like that. I’m going to be mad as hell if he did, and then all the guns will go away,” Colin told Jackson County sheriff’s investigator Daniel Miller. Middle school had also been rough for Colt, his father pointed out. The boy had just a few friends and frequently got picked on. Some students “just ridiculed him day after day after day,” his father said. (With inputs from agencies)

Georgia school shooting: Mother of shooter called school to warn of emergency

<p><meta name="uuid" content="uuid2qX0zxQBTRzE" />Authorities in the US state of Georgia on Thursday (Sept 5) arrested the father&nbsp;of the 14-year-old suspected school shooter Colt Gray. The&nbsp;Wednesday shooting&nbsp;killed four people and wounded nine at Apalachee High School in Winder.</p>

<p>According to the&nbsp;Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 54-year-old&nbsp;Colin Gray was charged with four counts of&nbsp;involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.</p>

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<p>"These charges stem from Mr&nbsp;Gray knowingly allowing his son Colt to possess a weapon," Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, told reporters.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>'Will continue to work tirelessly to complete probe'</strong></h2>

<p>Chris told reporters that the investigation bureau would continue to work&nbsp;tirelessly to complete this investigation as it moved forward. Citing officials, a report by the news agency Reuters said that Colt was&nbsp;charged with four counts of felony murder and would be tried as an adult.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that both father and son had been questioned by local officials in neighbouring Jackson County last year in connection with an online threat to commit a school shooting, but there was no probable cause for their arrest.</p>

<p>During last year's probe, Colin said he had hunting guns in the house but that his son did not have unsupervised access to them, and the son denied making the threats online.</p>

<h2><strong>'Colt used AR platform-style weapon'</strong></h2>

<p>Investigators also said on Thursday that&nbsp;the younger Gray used an "AR platform style weapon," or semiautomatic rifle, to carry out the attack in which two teachers and two 14-year-old students were killed.</p>

<p>It remained unclear how Colt obtained the weapon, and the cause of motivation (to carry out the attack) was also unknown.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Authorities in the US state of Georgia on Thursday (Sept 5) arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected school shooter Colt Gray. The Wednesday shooting killed four people and wounded nine at Apalachee High School in Winder.

Authorities in the US state of Georgia on Thursday (Sept 5) arrested the father of the 14-year-old suspected school shooter Colt Gray. The Wednesday shooting killed four people and wounded nine at Apalachee High School in Winder. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 54-year-old Colin Gray was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. Also read | Georgia school shooter 'didn't talk much', says fellow student, describes chilling scenes "These charges stem from Mr Gray knowingly allowing his son Colt to possess a weapon," Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, told reporters. 'Will continue to work tirelessly to complete probe' Chris told reporters that the investigation bureau would continue to work tirelessly to complete this investigation as it moved forward. Citing officials, a report by the news agency Reuters said that Colt was charged with four counts of felony murder and would be tried as an adult. On Wednesday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that both father and son had been questioned by local officials in neighbouring Jackson County last year in connection with an online threat to commit a school shooting, but there was no probable cause for their arrest. During last year's probe, Colin said he had hunting guns in the house but that his son did not have unsupervised access to them, and the son denied making the threats online. 'Colt used AR platform-style weapon' Investigators also said on Thursday that the younger Gray used an "AR platform style weapon," or semiautomatic rifle, to carry out the attack in which two teachers and two 14-year-old students were killed. It remained unclear how Colt obtained the weapon, and the cause of motivation (to carry out the attack) was also unknown. (With inputs from agencies)

Georgia school shooting: Authorities arrest father of suspected teen shooter

<p>Colt Gray, 14, and his father, who have been&nbsp;charged in connection with a school shooting in the US state of Georgia made their first appearances in&nbsp;court on Friday (Sep 6), wherein both declined to enter a plea to the charges against them.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 14-year-old&nbsp;student and his father Colin Gray have been detained&nbsp;in connection with a mass shooting incident at the&nbsp;Apalachee High School&nbsp;which led to the deaths&nbsp;of&nbsp;two students and two teachers.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Judge Currie Mingledorff told the father that if convicted on all counts, he would face a maximum prison sentence of 180 years.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Charges against&nbsp;Colt, Colin Gray</strong></h2>

<p>Colin Gray, 54, allegedly gave his 14-year-old son a firearm "with the knowledge he was a threat to himself and others" and has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and eight counts of cruelty to children.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The 54-year-old would also face up to 30 years in prison for each count of second-degree felony murder.&nbsp;</p>

<p>If convicted, he&nbsp;can&nbsp;get up to 10 years in prison for each count of involuntary manslaughter. He could also get&nbsp;10 years&nbsp;in prison for each count of cruelty to children.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Initially, Judge Currie said that the maximum penalty in the case of Colt was the death sentence or life in prison.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>However, he later called Colt&nbsp;back into the courtroom and corrected himself, saying that the teen could face life in prison with or without parole because of his young age.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>The prosecutors have alleged that Colt&nbsp;fired an AR-style rifle on campus on Wednesday (Sep 4)&nbsp;morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Apart from four killed, nine others were injured in the shooting.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Colt Gray, 14, and his father, who have been charged in connection with a school shooting in the US state of Georgia made their first appearances in court on Friday (Sep 6), wherein both declined to enter a plea to the charges against them.

Colt Gray, 14, and his father, who have been charged in connection with a school shooting in the US state of Georgia made their first appearances in court on Friday (Sep 6), wherein both declined to enter a plea to the charges against them. The 14-year-old student and his father Colin Gray have been detained in connection with a mass shooting incident at the Apalachee High School which led to the deaths of two students and two teachers. Also read | Georgia school shooting: Authorities arrest father of suspected teen shooter Judge Currie Mingledorff told the father that if convicted on all counts, he would face a maximum prison sentence of 180 years. Charges against Colt, Colin Gray Colin Gray, 54, allegedly gave his 14-year-old son a firearm "with the knowledge he was a threat to himself and others" and has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and eight counts of cruelty to children. The 54-year-old would also face up to 30 years in prison for each count of second-degree felony murder. If convicted, he can get up to 10 years in prison for each count of involuntary manslaughter. He could also get 10 years in prison for each count of cruelty to children. Initially, Judge Currie said that the maximum penalty in the case of Colt was the death sentence or life in prison. Watch: Georgia shooting: Father of suspect arrested × However, he later called Colt back into the courtroom and corrected himself, saying that the teen could face life in prison with or without parole because of his young age. The prosecutors have alleged that Colt fired an AR-style rifle on campus on Wednesday (Sep 4) morning, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Apart from four killed, nine others were injured in the shooting. (With inputs from agencies)

Georgia school shooting: Suspect's father could face up to 180 years in prison