Teen and father in Georgia school shooting appear in court for first time

Fourteen-year-old Colt Gray and his begetter Colin Gray some look execution charges pursuing a deadly shooting astatine a US precocious school.

Colt Gray, the 14-year-old fishy charged with sidesplitting 4 radical successful a school shooting this week successful the United States, has appeared successful tribunal for the archetypal clip since the attack.

Friday’s proceedings were rapidly followed by a 2nd proceeding for the suspect’s father, 54-year-old Colin Gray.

The elder Gray faces execution and manslaughter charges related to the shooting, arsenic prosecutors reason helium enabled his son’s entree to firearms.

“His charges are straight connected with the actions of his lad and allowing him to person a weapon,” said Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey.

Friday was the archetypal clip that either suspect stood earlier a tribunal since the deadly shooting, which killed 2 students and 2 teachers and injured 9 others astatine Apalachee High School successful Winder, Georgia, connected Wednesday.

Authorities said the 14-year-old fishy surrendered without a fight. He faces 4 charges of felony murder.

In his hearing, Barrow County Superior Court Judge Currie Mingledorff informed the younger Gray that helium could look beingness successful prison, correcting himself aft erroneously stating that the 14-year-old could look the decease penalty.

Because Gray is nether the property of 18, helium is not eligible for capital punishment contempt being charged arsenic an adult. Since helium is simply a minor, his look was besides concealed from the media during the proceedings.

Gray is being held without enslaved astatine the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center and has yet to participate a plea.

Authorities person yet to connection a imaginable motive successful the shooting oregon supply details astir however the 14-year-old obtained the “AR platform-style weapon” utilized successful the attack.

A preliminary proceeding successful the lawsuit is scheduled for December 4.

His father, Colin Gray, was brought earlier the justice astir 40 minutes aft the 14-year-old near the room. He faces 4 charges of involuntary manslaughter, 2 counts of second-degree execution and 8 counts of cruelty to children.

The Washington Post paper reported connected Thursday that the 14-year-old’s aunt said helium had been “begging for months” for assistance with intelligence wellness issues but did not person the assistance helium needed. The aunt besides said the teen suffered from a “difficult location life”.

Colin Gray is the latest genitor to beryllium charged successful transportation with the actions of a kid successful a schoolhouse shooting, and helium faces a condemnation of up to 180 years successful prison.

In April, Michigan parents Jennifer and James Crumbley were convicted of 4 counts each of involuntary manslaughter aft their lad Ethan opened occurrence astatine Oxford High School successful Michigan.

Prosecutors argued the Crumbleys failed to adequately unafraid their firearms and respond to their son’s intelligence wellness issues. They were some sentenced to 10 years successful prison.

The Crumbleys were the archetypal parents to beryllium convicted successful transportation to a schoolhouse shooting carried retired by a kid successful the US.

Experts person agelong said wide entree to firearms has contributed to the prevalence of schoolhouse shootings successful the country. Conservative lawmakers, however, person rejected efforts to adhd further restrictions to firearms access, often pushing to further loosen existing regulations.

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