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Georgia Parent Sentenced 15 Years for Son’s School Shooting
A 16‑year‑old boy named Colt Gray shot and killed four people at a high school in Georgia.
His dad, Colin Gray, gave him the gun and didn’t stop him.
A judge said Colin Gray should go to prison for 15 years.
Colt Gray got a life sentence and can’t get out.
This is the first time a parent in the U.S. was put in jail for a child’s school shooting.
The case shows how courts are trying to stop gun violence in schools.
Colin Gray was sentenced to 15 years in prison for second‑degree murder in the 2024 Georgia high‑school shooting.
Colt Gray received a life sentence without parole for killing four students at the same school.
Judge Nicholas Primm noted that none of the charges carried mandatory prison time but acknowledged the “immeasurable heartache” caused by the shooting.
The case marks the first time a parent in the U.S. was convicted for a child’s mass shooting, following a similar Michigan case involving the Crumbley parents.
Prosecutors argued that Colin Gray had warned of his son’s violent tendencies, while his defense sought a lighter sentence citing less warning and more effort.
- Who
- Colin Gray, Colt Gray, Judge Nicholas Primm, Brad Smith, Hobbs
- What
- Sentencing of a father and son for a 2024 Georgia high‑school shooting
- Where
- Barrow County Superior Court, Georgia
- When
- July 30, 2024
- Why
- To hold the parent accountable for providing the gun and failing to prevent the shooting
Key facts
- Father Sentenced
- 15 years
- Son Sentenced
- Life without parole
- Court
- Barrow County Superior Court
- Judge
- Nicholas Primm
- Case Type
- Second‑degree murder for mass shooting
Quotes
Defense attorney Hobbs
Defense attorney for Colin Gray
“"We would ask the court not to make Georgia the national outlier in this first case of its kind, against a defendant whose warnings came with less and whose efforts were more."”
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“"I still have to distinguish your acts from the malignant heart and the acts that Colt Gray committed."”
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Sources
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