Overview
- Gray faces 29 felony counts, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, tied to the Sept. 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that left four dead and nine injured.
- Prosecutors say Gray bought a SIG Sauer M400 rifle as a 2023 Christmas gift and let his son access it despite behavioral red flags such as Nazi symbols and a search for “how to kill your dad.”
- DFCS workers and school officials outlined prior investigations, attendance gaps and discipline dating to 2022, which the state argues should have prompted stronger intervention.
- A 2022 FBI tip about a Discord message threatening to “shoot up a school” was described to jurors; investigators linked it to an account they believed was connected to Colt but could not corroborate the threat.
- Body-camera footage showed Gray telling deputies he hoped his son was not involved and discussing counseling efforts, while digital forensics testimony detailed phone extractions, platform preservation requests and a search warrant for Amazon records tied to Gray.