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Colin Gray guilty. All counts. Second-degree murder. Less than two hours of deliberation.

The Colin Gray conviction makes him the first parent in Georgia history found guilty of murder for a school shooting committed by his child. Four people died at Apalachee High School—two teachers and two students—and the jury determined Colin Gray "gave him the detonator."

The FBI warned Colin Gray in 2023 after his son made online threats to shoot up a school. Seven months later, Colin Gray bought the fourteen-year-old an AR-15 for Christmas. No gun safe. No trigger lock. The rifle stayed in Colt's bedroom next to images of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz. Colin Gray testified he thought it was "the guy from Green Day."

His own family destroyed his defense. His daughter said he asked her to lie for investigators. His estranged wife testified she begged him to lock up the weapons. Text messages showed Colt warning his father weeks before the shooting: "Whenever something happens just know the blood is on your hands."

The morning Colt Gray walked into Apalachee High School, he sent goodbye texts. Colin Gray read them. He didn't call the school. Didn't leave work immediately. Stopped at QuikTrip on the way home while four people lay dead.

Colin Gray took the stand alone—his only defense witness. He cried. He claimed he never saw the evil coming. The jury found him guilty on all 29 counts in under two hours.

Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta examines whether this verdict sets a new legal standard for parental accountability or remains an outlier driven by extreme facts. The Crumbleys got manslaughter. Colin Gray got murder. Something shifted.

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