Colt Grey, a Georgia high school student, has been arrested and will be tried as an adult, according to authorities. Based on his mugshot, it appears he is of white American ethnicity.
Described as a quiet child, Colt was known for his frequent absences from school and had a small circle of friends.
Key Takeaways
- People were shot by a Colt carrying an AR platform-style weapon, though it’s unclear if the victims were intended targets.
- The tragic event caused by 14-year-old Colt made parents afraid to send their kids to school and prompted concerns about his parents’ and his upbringing.
The 14-year-old student Colt Grey opened fire inside the Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia, shooting at unarmed people.
Four people in the school lost their lives as a result of his activities.
The deceased include two teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irmie, and two students, Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn who were his same age.
According to the school website, Aspinwall was not only one of the two math teachers who tragically lost their lives, but also served as an assistant football coach.
Following the incident, nine more victims—eight children and one teacher—were sent to hospital with injuries.
Within minutes, authorities encountered the culprit, High School student Colt Grey, who promptly turned himself in and was placed under arrest.
He will be charged with mur*er and will be tried as an adult, the GBI said.
People were shot by a Colt carrying an AR platform-style weapon, though it’s unclear if the victims were intended targets.
Colt was reportedly a quiet child who never showed up for class and had few friends.
He lived in Jackson County near the school, and his parents gave him the same opportunities as other kids.
Back in 2023, Colt and his father were investigated over a anonymous tip about online threats to commit a school shooting at an unidentified location.
The FBI discovered that the threats, which featured pictures of guns, had their source in Jackson County, Georgia.
After the FBI gave the Jackson County Sheriff’s office the evidence, they conducted interviews with Grey and his father.
The father claimed that although there were hunting rifles in the house, Grey did not have access to them.
According to the X post, there was no reason to make an arrest or take further legal action at the time and Colt was free to go.
People started blaming the parents for this terrible catastrophe when they learnt about the earlier events.
This was the degenerate that had caused the lives of those students and teachers at #appalachee high school. This was a picture of him in 7th grade in(I shared a classroom with him) compared to today. This picture was taken by me from my old yearbook. #coltgray pic.twitter.com/jzSzwfArBS
— discovermybody (@Kbeats03119905) September 4, 2024
The tragic event caused by 14-year-old Colt made parents afraid to send their kids to school and prompted concerns about his parents’ and his upbringing.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- The protocols at the school and the system activated prevented this from being a much larger tragedy said officials.
- As of 2024, there have been at least 45 school shootings in the US.
