Georgia high school shooting suspect Colt Gray changes plea to guilty, now faces life in prison
Gray, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, was charged as an adult with 55 total counts, including murder in the four deaths and 25 counts of aggravated assault. His trial had been scheduled to start in mid-October.Teachers Richard "Ricky" Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, died in the September 2024 shooting in Barrow County, about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta. The judge must decide whether he should be eligible for parole after hearing victim statements, evidence and each side's summary of the case.Gray sat at a table in the courtroom with his feet chained together next to his attorney.
- ▪Gray, who was 14 at the time of the shooting, was charged as an adult with 55 total counts, including murder in the four deaths and 25 counts of aggravated assault.
- ▪His trial had been scheduled to start in mid-October.Teachers Richard "Ricky" Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, died in the September 2024 shooting in Barrow County, about
- ▪The judge must decide whether he should be eligible for parole after hearing victim statements, evidence and each side's summary of the case.Gray sat at a table in the courtroom with his feet chained together next to his attorney.
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- ▪ Teenager pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia — KPNX RSS Feed: news
- ▪ Teenager pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia — The Washington Times
- ▪ Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray pleads guilty — FOX 5 Atlanta
- ▪ 16-year-old pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 deadly shooting at Georgia high school — New York Post
- ▪ Teenager pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Teen pleads guilty to committing mass shooting at his high school — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Teen Charged in Georgia School Shooting Changes Plea to Guilty — NYT — US
- ▪ Teen accused in deadly Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia set for plea and sentencing hearing - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Teen accused in deadly Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia set for plea — ABC News — US
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Mass Shootings Georgia high school shooting suspect Colt Gray changes plea to guilty, now faces life in prison Colt Gray was 14 years old during the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia By Greg Norman-Diamond Fox News Published July 24, 2026 2:58pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Colt Gray pleads guilty to Georgia's Apalachee High School shooting Suspect Colt Gray entered a guilty plea Friday on charges related to the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, which left two students and two teachers dead.
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