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Teen pleads guilty in 2024 shooting at Apalachee HS in Georgia that killed 4, injured several

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A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

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  1. After his guilty plea, Colt Gray is back in court today to await sentencing for the Apalachee school shooting

    Headline from KRDO ·

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    Teen pleads guilty in 2024 shooting at Apalachee HS in Georgia that killed 4, injured several

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    Colt Gray expected to plead guilty in Apalachee High School shooting (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Accused Apalachee High School gunman Colt Gray is scheduled to enter a non-negotiated guilty plea Friday morning in Barrow County court over a deadly 2024 campus attack. Barrow County court hearing details Colt Gray faces 55 charges after a shooting almost two years ago that killed students Mason Sc…

  2. Jonesboro Sun

    Teen accused in deadly Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia set for plea and sentencing hearing (opens Jonesboro Sun)

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    A teenager accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia is due in court for a plea and sentencing hearing. Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray previously pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the 2024 shooting. The…

  3. Fox5 Atlanta

    Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray pleads guilty (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Colt Gray, the teenager accused of opening fire inside Apalachee High School in September 2024, changed his plea to plea on Friday morning at the Barrow County Courthouse. The decision to enter a non-negotiated guilty plea on all 55 charges allows the 16-year-old to avoid a criminal trial.

  4. WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg

    Teenager pleads guilty to all 55 counts in 2024 fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia (opens WSPA Greenville-Spartanburg)

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    WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal with prosecutors. He had previously pleaded not guilty to charges in the Sept.

  5. WRBL Columbus

    Teen pleads guilty in deadly 2024 school shooting at Apalachee High in Georgia (opens WRBL Columbus)

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    A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

  6. HuffPost

    Teenager Pleads Guilty To All 55 Counts In 2024 Apalachee High School Shooting (opens HuffPost)

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    Colt Gray, 16, entered the plea without having reached a deal with prosecutors.

  7. People

    Georgia High School Mass Shooter Pleads Guilty, Then Victims Confront Him (opens People)

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    Colt Gray pleaded guilty to 55 charges, including murder

  8. Court TV

    Apalachee school shooter had written plans: ‘Take a moment or two to stay calm and really think about if I wanna do this’ (opens Court TV)

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    WINDER, Ga. (Court TV) — As a school shooter pleaded guilty to killing two students and two teachers, surviving victims stood in court to confront him. Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to all 55 charges he faced — including four counts of malice murder and four counts of felony murder — for the shootin…

  9. High Point Enterprise

    Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgia's Apalachee High School (opens High Point Enterprise)

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    A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray entered the plea Friday without having reached a deal with prosecutors. He had previously…

  10. ABC 13 Houston

    Teen pleads guilty in 2024 shooting at Apalachee HS in Georgia that killed 4, injured several (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

  11. Watch Dog Report

    Teen Killer Stuns Court — 55 Guilty (opens Watch Dog Report)

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    Colt Gray’s guilty plea closed one chapter in the Apalachee High School massacre, but it left the hardest question for the judge: how to punish a teenager who admitted to 55 counts in open court. Quick Take Colt Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 counts tied to the Apalachee High School shooting.

  12. KRDO

    After his guilty plea, Colt Gray is back in court today to await sentencing for the Apalachee school shooting (opens KRDO)

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    By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — For nearly two years, the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School has loomed over Winder, Georgia. Now, the community is about to enter what could be the final chapter in the criminal cases stemming from the state’s deadliest school shooting.

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