The father who purchased an AR-15 for his son, who then carried out a school shooting, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. This marks a historic decision as it is the first time a parent in the U.S. has been convicted for murder following a school attack by their child.
Colin Gray, a US father, was found guilty of murder for criminal recklessness in allowing his 14-year-old son access to a rifle, which led to a school shooting in Apalachee, Georgia.
Colin Gray, father of an accused Apalachee High School shooter, is on trial facing 29 counts, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
The trial has begun for Colin Gray, whose teenage son used a Christmas gift rifle to kill two students and two teachers, with prosecutors arguing Gray is criminally culpable.
Colin Gray was found guilty of murder for the Apalachee High School shooting, with the jury determining he bore criminal responsibility for failing to heed warnings about his son's struggles and allowing him access to an assault-style rifle.
A mother testified that she urged Colin Gray to secure his guns before the Apalachee High shooting in Georgia, providing crucial testimony in the case.
A guilty verdict against Colin Gray in a school shooting case has sparked debate over the legal precedent of imprisoning parents for their children's crimes.
A Georgia jury found Colin Gray guilty of murder and manslaughter for providing his teenage son with the rifle used to kill four people at Apalachee High School.
Colin Gray, 55, faces a maximum of 180 years in prison after a Barrow County jury found him guilty of 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder.
Jurors in Georgia are tasked with determining if Colin Gray's inaction before his son carried out a mass shooting at his school constitutes a crime, with prosecutors arguing he ignored warning signs despite Gray's testimony that he never believed his son capable of such an act.