Georgia teen pleads guilty to fatal Apalachee High School shooting

Colt Gray, 14 at the time of the Sept. 2024 shooting, pleaded guilty as an adult to malice murder, weapons violations and cruelty to children for the Apalachee High School attack that killed two students and two teachers. The plea, which is non-negotiated, avoids trial and carries the likelihood of a life sentence without parole; his father has already been convicted for supplying the gun. Victims’ families and survivors testified to the lasting impact as prosecutors noted months of planning evidenced by Gray’s drawings and a map of the school.