Finally, Some Justice! Georgia School Shooter’s Dad Convicted of Murder
In a massive win for law and order, Colin Gray, the father of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges in a case that should send shockwaves through the ranks of irresponsible parents everywhere.
The jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting this negligent father on all 27 charges: Two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of involuntary manslaughter, 18 counts of cruelty to children and five counts of reckless conduct. It’s about time someone held adults accountable for enabling these horrific tragedies!
Prosecutors rightly accused Gray of buying his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas present and allowing him access to that weapon and ammunition despite warnings that his son was a danger to others. Colt Gray, then 14, used that rifle to carry out a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024, killing two teachers and two students and wounding nine others.
“That man and his son are both responsible for the immense suffering that occurred on September 4,” prosecutor Patricia Brooks said in closing arguments. “The blood is on their hands.” Exactly right! But where were the warnings from the liberal media about the dangers of irresponsible gun ownership?
Colin Gray’s defense, though, argued he did not know about his son’s violent plans and had taken steps to get him help for his mental health troubles. Give me a break! This is the same old tired excuse we hear every time – “I didn’t know my kid was a danger!” Well, guess what? You should have known!
This case bears close similarities to the trials and convictions of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan. It’s time to hold parents accountable for their children’s actions. Period.
Now 16, Colt Gray has pleaded not guilty to 55 felony counts, including four counts of malice murder. A trial date has not been set. But let’s be clear – this kid is a monster, and his father enabled him. Justice must be served!
The defense called just one witness: Colin Gray himself. He testified he bought his son the firearm and ammunition in an attempt to get him interested in the outdoors and for father-son bonding. Yeah, right! More like he wanted to live out his own twisted fantasies through his son.
Colin Gray also said he had scheduled counseling at school for Colt’s mental health issues and did not ever perceive his son as a threat. Well, guess what? He was wrong! And now four innocent people are dead because of his negligence.
And he admitted he was aware that his son had been physically violent, had a photo of a school shooter posted on his bedroom wall and had texted a few weeks before the attack, “Whenever something happens, just know the blood is on your hands.” This is the definition of a red flag!
Finally, the jury watched harrowing surveillance video showing Colt Gray’s movements the morning of the school shooting on September 4, 2024. School officials and resource officers had gone to intercept Colt Gray after he made several concerning comments that morning, but in a stranger-than-fiction mix-up, they confused him with another student named Kolton Gray.
Colt Gray then armed himself with the rifle – which he had brought to school hidden in his backpack – fired indiscriminately into a math class and shot several people in the hallway. Teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo were killed.
This is a tragedy that could have been prevented if only Colin Gray had been a responsible parent. But instead, he chose to enable his son’s violent tendencies, and now four innocent people are dead. It’s time to hold parents accountable for their children’s actions. Period.
