Father of 14-year-old suspect in Georgia school shooting arrested – Hollywood Life

In a historic move, the father of a 14-year-old suspected of shooting four people and wounding nine others at a Georgia school has been arrested, raising further questions about responsibility for such tragedies.

Colin GrayThe 54-year-old father faces the most serious charges ever brought against the parent of a suspected school shooter: four counts of manslaughter, two counts of premeditated murder and eight counts of child abuse, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

“These charges are based on Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son Colt to possess a firearm,” Chris HoseyDirector of the GBI, during a press conference.

Colt GreyThe 14-year-old son, who is accused of quadruple murder, is accused of killing two students and two teachers with a semi-automatic assault rifle on Wednesday at Apalachee High School in Winder, about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta.

Officials identified the two killed students as Mason Schermerhorn And Christian Angulo, both 14. The two teachers were Richard Aspinwall39, and Cristina Irimie53. Nine people were injured, including seven students. All are expected to make a full recovery.

Police officials and family members noticed warning signs before Wednesday's attack. A year ago, local investigators questioned Gray and his son about alleged online threats the teenager made to shoot up a school, which Colt denied. This week, the boy's aunt said Annie Browntold The Washington Post that the teenager had been “begging” the adults around him for psychological support in recent months.

Before the announcement on Thursday, the teenager’s grandfather, Charles Polhamusexpressed his belief that Colin should be charged along with his son. “If he didn't have a damn gun,” Polhamus said, “he wouldn't have gone out and killed somebody.”

Barrow County District Attorney Brad Smith clarified the charges against Colin on Friday, saying: “Second-degree murder is different in Georgia than in other states. It's a relatively new charge that specifically relates to second-degree cruelty to children. If you commit second-degree cruelty to children that results in death, that's second-degree murder,” he told CNN.

These charges come five months after Michigan parents Jennifer And James Crumbley was the first person in the U.S. to be convicted in connection with a school shooting. They were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for failing to secure a firearm at home and reacting indifferently to signs of their son's deteriorating mental health before he killed four students in 2021.