- Colin Gray — the father of 14-year-old shooter Colt Gray — was convicted in a landmark case for his role in the 2024 Apalachee High School attack and is now facing sentencing the same week his son was sentenced to life without parole.
- Prosecutors say key evidence showed Colin bought his son an AR-15–style rifle as a Christmas gift and left multiple guns unsecured despite warnings about Colt’s dangerous behavior.
- The community is reeling: the sentencing coincides with the school’s first day back and has prompted intense debate about parental responsibility in juvenile mass shootings.
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