{"id":2575618,"date":"2026-03-03T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-jury-convicts-school-shooters-father-in-rare-murder-case\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:00:49","slug":"georgia-jury-convicts-school-shooters-father-in-rare-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-jury-convicts-school-shooters-father-in-rare-murder-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia jury convicts school shooter\u2019s father in rare murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-jury-convicts-school-shooters-father-in-rare-murder-case%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575618&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Georgia jury in Barrow County convicted 55-year-old Colin Grey on multiple counts, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, in connection with the September 2024 Apalachee High School shooting carried out by his then-14-year-old son, Colt Gray.Prosecutors argued that Gray provided the semiautomatic rifle used by Colt, who killed two students and two teachers and injured eight others. The verdict, delivered after less than two hours of deliberation, marks one of the rare cases where a parent faced criminal charges for a minor\u2019s mass-shooting actions; Gray will be sentenced later.<\/p>\n<p>Colt Gray, now 16, faces a separate criminal case as an adult with 55 counts including murder and aggravated assault, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-gun-ban-lawsuit-seeks-court-to-declare-plaintiff-a-peace-officer\/\" title=\"Latest gun ban lawsuit seeks court to declare plaintiff a peace officer\">status hearing set<\/a> for mid-March. Investigators said Colt boarded a bus with the rifle hidden in a backpack, retrieved it from a bathroom, and fired in classrooms and hallways. The defense acknowledged Colt\u2019s troubled behavior and noted the rifle gift earlier as a bonding\/hunting gift, with Gray\u2019s defense regretting not securing firearms more effectively. Colt\u2019s mother testified she had urged Gray to lock up guns, though the couple were separated and Colt mainly stayed with his father.<\/p>\n<p>The case is part of a broader national discussion about parental duty for minors\u2019 access to firearms and follows earlier cases, such as the 2021 oxford High School shooting in Michigan, where parents were prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia jury convicts school shooter&rsquo;s father in rare murder case<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2521799\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> jury on Tuesday convicted the father of a school shooter of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in a landmark case that held a parent criminally responsible for the actions of his child in a deadly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/school-shootings\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"929\">school shooting<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The verdict delivered to Colin Gray marks one of the few times in the United States that a parent has been found guilty in connection with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mass shooting carried<\/a> out by a minor. His son, Colt, killed two people on Sept. 4, 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4476302\/texas-bar-shooting-property-of-allah-iran-flag\/\">Texas bar shooting suspect wore &#8216;Property of Allah&#8217; clothing with Iranian flag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4476201\/fbi-terrorism-task-force-austin-texas-bar-shooting\/\">FBI terrorism task force joins investigation into Texas bar shooting that left three dead<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4475297\/illegal-immigrant-stabbed-woman-arrested-30-times\/\">Illegal immigrant who stabbed woman to death at Fairfax bus stop previously arrested over 30 times<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Jurors in Barrow County Superior Court deliberated for less than two hours before finding the 55-year-old Gray guilty on 27 counts, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/murder\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"579\">murder<\/a>, manslaughter, reckless conduct, and cruelty to children.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said Gray provided the semiautomatic rifle his son allegedly used in the September 2024 attack at Apalachee High School, where two students and two teachers were killed, and eight others were injured.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gray showed little emotion as the verdict was read. Deputies later handcuffed him at the defense table, and he will be sentenced at a later date.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argued that Gray &ldquo;gave his son access to a gun and ammunition after receiving sufficient warning that his 14-year-old son, Colt Gray, would harm others.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under Georgia law, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/georgia\/title-16\/chapter-5\/article-1\/section-16-5-1\/#:~:text=(b)%20Express%20malice%20is%20that,4\/29\/2009.\">second-degree murder<\/a> can include causing the death of a child by committing cruelty to children, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/georgia\/title-16\/chapter-5\/article-1\/section-16-5-3\/\">involuntary manslaughter<\/a> involves unintentional killing during the commission of a reckless act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Colt Gray, now 16, faces a separate criminal trial and has been charged as an adult with 55 counts, including murder and aggravated assault. He has not pleaded guilty, and a status hearing in his case is scheduled for mid-March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say the then-14-year-old Colt boarded a school bus with the rifle hidden in a backpack and later retrieved it from a bathroom before opening fire in classrooms and hallways, investigators said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Colt Gray&rsquo;s mother testified during the trial and said she had urged his father to lock up any guns inside his truck so they were not accessible to his son. Colt Gray&rsquo;s parents were separated in the months leading up to the school shooting, and he primarily stayed with his father.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Colin Gray&rsquo;s defense had acknowledged his son&rsquo;s troubled behavior, including having a shrine in his bedroom to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikolas-cruz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5637\">Nikolas Cruz<\/a>, the shooter in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/parkland-school-shooting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"738\">Parkland<\/a>, Florida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the trial, Colin Gray testified that the Christmas gift of a rifle was meant for hunting and bonding, and he expressed regret for not doing more to secure firearms in the home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4478286\/us-requests-international-health-agency-delay-measles-review\/\"><strong>US REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AGENCY TO DELAY MEASLES REVIEW MEETING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The case is one of several nationwide in recent years in which authorities have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-believe-bidens-justice-department-will-prosecute-trump-warn-it-could-backfire\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Believe Biden\u2019s Justice Department Will Prosecute Trump, Warn It Could Backfire\">pursued criminal charges<\/a> against parents of school shooters, a legal strategy aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ethan-crumbley-parents-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-in-landmark-shooting-case\/\" title=\"Breaking News: Ethan Crumbley&#039;s parents receive 15...year pri... sentences in groundbreaking shooting ...\">addressing parental responsibility<\/a> for minors&rsquo; access to firearms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a well-known 2021 case in Michigan, the parents of a teenager who killed four students at Oxford High School were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/michiganadvance.com\/2024\/04\/09\/oxford-high-school-shooters-parents-sentenced-to-10-15-years-in-prison\/\">convicted of involuntary manslaughter<\/a> for giving their son a gun and ignoring warning signs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia jury convicts school shooter dad in rare case<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2575619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25352548270033.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[53480,50403,4977,4349,74973],"class_list":["post-2575618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-conviction-2","tag-crime-2","tag-georgia","tag-murder","tag-school-shooter-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP25352548270033.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2575618"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575622,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2575618\/revisions\/2575622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2575619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2575618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2575618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2575618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}