New details emerge about Colt Gray, suspect in Apalachee High School shooting
We’re getting new information about Colt Gray, the 14-year-old student charged with murder at Apalachee High School. The FOX 5 I-Team’s Johnny Edwards combed through public records to find out more about the defendant. Here’s what he found.
BARROW COUNTY, Georgia. – New information has emerged about Colt Gray, a ninth-grader accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School on Wednesday morning, killing two teachers and two students and wounding nine others. The details shed new light on possible warning signs that were overlooked before the tragic events.
The FOX 5 I-Team reviewed public records and obtained a recording of an interview between Colt Gray, his father Colon Gray, and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The interview took place after the FBI received a tip last year about an alleged school shooting threat made through a gaming app.
The details that have come to light paint a disturbing picture of a broken family life. According to police and court records, Colt Gray’s home situation was turbulent. Colt lived with his father, while his two younger siblings lived with their mother, Marcee Gray. Last year, Marcee Gray was arrested for scratching her husband’s truck. During the arrest, officers found methamphetamine, fentanyl and a glass pipe in her possession. She was sentenced to 46 days in jail.
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Police officers spent the late afternoon searching the home of suspected Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray. The 14-year-old is accused of killing four people, two teachers and two students, and wounding nine others. FOX 5’s Denise Dillon was present at the evidence hearing. She has the story.
In another case, investigators from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office visited the Grays’ household after the FBI received a tip about the threat at school. At the time, Colt, who was 13 at the time, reportedly denied making the threats. During the interview, his father admitted there were guns in the house, but stated they were not loaded. Colon Gray described going hunting with his son and explained how he tried to get Colt to spend more time outdoors and less time playing video games.
Although authorities could not confirm the tip, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly instructed local schools to monitor Colt Gray. An email obtained by FOX 5 shows a sheriff’s captain informing the FBI, “We have informed area schools and will be monitoring this individual.”
However, Colt had completed 8th grade at Jefferson Middle School and moved with his father to another district, where he attended Apalachee High School in Barrow County. It remains unclear whether the Jackson County alert was forwarded to Colt’s new school or what “monitoring” would have meant in this situation.
Colt Grey (Barrow County Sheriff’s Office)
Colt Gray is charged with four counts of murder.
Colin Gray has now been charged with four counts of manslaughter, two counts of premeditated murder and eight counts of child abuse.
