Overview
- Colin Gray has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts, including second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty, in Barrow County court in Winder.
- Jurors selected from neighboring Hall County will hear the case after the judge kept the trial in Winder; opening statements start today with a roughly three‑week schedule and testimony from family members, survivors and experts expected.
- Investigators say Gray gave his son an AR‑15–style rifle as a 2023 Christmas gift and bought a larger magazine, despite warnings about the teen’s behavior and fixation on school shooters.
- Authorities say then‑14‑year‑old Colt Gray killed two students and two teachers and injured others on September 4, 2024, then surrendered and told investigators, “I did it.”
- Colin Gray has been jailed since his arrest; if convicted, he faces 10 to 30 years on each murder count and 1 to 10 years on each manslaughter count, while Colt Gray, now 16, remains charged on 55 felonies and has pleaded not guilty.