"Prosecutors argued that Gray should be held responsible for failing to secure the weapon and ignoring clear red flags of his son's deteriorating mental health. Gray took the stand Friday, testifying through tears that he gave his son Colt Gray a rifle as a Christmas gift in 2023, and he saw no warning signs it could be used in a mass shooting."
"Gray and his wife, Marcee Gray, struggled with drug addiction and were inattentive to their son's struggles as Colt Gray allegedly talked of a fascination with school shootings and wanting to hurt himself and others. The elder Gray was taken into custody and charged 36 hours after his then-14-year-old son was accused of opening fire with an AR-style rifle at the Winder, Georgia, high school, killing two teachers and two students and injuring nine."
"Colin Gray, 55, faces a maximum of 180 years in prison after a Barrow County jury found him guilty of 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The jury deliberated for less than a day long following an emotional two-week trial."
Colin Gray, 55, was convicted of 29 counts including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for his role in a Georgia school shooting. His son, Colt Gray, allegedly used a rifle his father gave him as a Christmas gift in 2023 to kill two teachers and two students at a high school. Prosecutors successfully argued that Gray failed to secure the weapon and ignored warning signs of his son's deteriorating mental health, including expressed fascination with school shootings and self-harm. The conviction represents the first successful murder prosecution of a school shooter's parent. Gray faces up to 180 years in prison. His son awaits trial on felony murder charges.
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