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Judge Sentences Colt Gray to Life Without Parole in Georgia School Shooting
The judge cited the killings of two students and two teachers and rejected parole after Gray pleaded guilty to 55 counts.
- On Tuesday, Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced 16-year-old Colt Gray to life in prison without parole for the September 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting that killed four and wounded eight.
- Prosecutors argued Gray plotted the attack to gain fame within the "true crime community," using "Easter eggs" at the scene to mimic past mass shooters and generate online engagement.
- Citing a neglected childhood, defense attorney W. Charlton Allen argued Gray is "not irretrievably broken," while grandmother Debbie Polhamus testified medication and treatment "changed him essentially into a different child."
- This sentencing follows Colin Gray's March conviction on charges including second-degree murder; Georgia Department of Human Services commissioner Candice Broce testified on the teen's improved conduct in detention.
- Victims and families expressed anger and grief during the hearing, with Shayna Aspinwall describing the shooting as a "life sentence of grief and trauma" for those left behind.
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U.S. teen gets life in prison without parole for killing 4 in Georgia high school shooting
A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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