US dad who gave gun to high school shooter gets 15 years in prison

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-30 · 18:38 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Colin Gray was sentenced to 15 years in prison for providing the gun used by his son, Colt Gray, in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia on September 4, 2024. The shooting resulted in the deaths of two students and two teachers. Colt Gray had previously pleaded guilty to murder and other charges and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The district attorney had sought an 80-year sentence for Colin Gray, while his defense lawyer requested a sentence of 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation.

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The district attorney sought an 80-year prison sentence for Colin Gray.

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The defense lawyer requested a sentence of 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation for Colin Gray.

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Colt Gray pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.

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The shooter, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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A man who gave his son the gun used in the Apalachee High School shooting was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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A man who gave his son the gun he used to kill two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison.Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the September 4, 2024, shooting at the school 70km (45 miles) northeast of Atlanta. Colt Gray had pleaded guilty to murder and other charges.A defence lawyer for Colin Gray asked the judge for a sentence that would amount to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years on probation. The district attorney said Gray deserved a sentence of 80 years in prison.

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