Colin Gray faces charges including second degree murder in the 2024 school shooting that killed two students and two teachers, in relation to him allowing his son access to the weapon used in the shooting. Prosecutors are seeking to prove he had sufficient warning his then-14-year-old son was a risk to harm others.

In emotional testimony that at times left him struggling to hold back tears, Colin Gray, the father of accused Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, told jurors Friday that he gave his son the rifle used in the attack as a Christmas gift,

After two students and two teachers were shot and killed at Apalachee High School in Barrow County in September 2024, lawmakers passed a sweeping school safety bill that sought to regulate how schools deal with threats.