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TUE · 2026-07-28 · 22:50 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0729-96943
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NSR-2026-0729-96943News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial

Life in prison, no parole, for US teenager who killed 4 in Georgia school shooting

Colt Gray, 16, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. The attack occurred in September 2024 when Gray was 14 years old.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-28 · 22:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Life in prison, no parole, for US teenager who killed 4 in Georgia school shooting
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Colt Gray, 16, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for a school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. The attack occurred in September 2024 when Gray was 14 years old. He pleaded guilty to fatally shooting two 14-year-old students and two teachers, and wounding nine others. The weapon used was a gun given to him by his father as a Christmas present. Gray was charged as an adult for the incident. The judge stated the motive was not bullying or hatred, but a desire for infamy, and noted failures by Gray's family.

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The gun used in the shooting was a Christmas present from the perpetrator's father.

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Judge Nicholas Primm stated the shooting was not due to bullying or hatred, but for infamy.

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Gray shot dead two 14-year-old pupils and two teachers, and wounded nine others.

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Gray pleaded guilty to carrying out the September 2024 attack at Apalachee High School.

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Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for a school shooting.

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A US teenager who shot dead four people at a high school with a gun his father gave him as a Christmas present was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to carrying out the September 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in the town of Winder, Georgia.Gray was 14 years old when he shot dead two 14-year-old pupils and two teachers, while also wounding nine other people. He was charged as an adult.Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced Gray to life in prison without the possibility of parole.“You were failed by each of your parents. You were failed by your extended family,” Primm said. “That failure does not absolve you from who you chose to idolise, worship and become.“You weren’t being bullied at Apalachee. It wasn’t done out of hatred. You didn’t even know anyone at that school. It was done for the infamy of it.”
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