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Father who gave son rifle used in Georgia school shooting faces sentencing

WINDER, Ga. (WTVC) — A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta. Colt Gray had pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

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Scoop News DeskWinder, Georgia · Published Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:18 PM UTCUpdated Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM UTC

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The sentencing hearing opened with emotional statements from victims' families, many of whom urged the judge to impose the maximum sentence. "This wasn't unavoidable. 1 dead — whose son Mason Colin Gray is being charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder and cruelty to children after his son opened fire and killed 4 at the high school on Wednesday. (Photo by Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Images) Prosecutors say Colin Gray gave his son the semiautomatic rifle used in the shooting as a Christmas gift, along with ammunition, a gun sight and other shooting accessories.

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Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM UTC
President Donald Trump makes an announcement on Freedom Haulers from the White House. WINDER, Ga. (WTVC) — A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta.
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Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM UTC
WINDER, Ga. (WTVC) — A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta. Colt Gray had pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.
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