Apalachee High Shooter's Father Gets 15 Years — Third U.S. Parent Held Liable for Child's Mass Shooting

A Georgia judge sentenced Colin Gray to 15 years on 27 charges including second-degree murder, after his son's 2024 Apalachee High School shooting killed four. Prosecutors sought 80 years; the defense asked for 10. Only three U.S. parents have ever been held criminally responsible for a child's mass shooting — a legal threshold requiring proof the parent's negligence or actions contributed to the attack.