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Georgia father found guilty of second-degree murder in son's school shooting case

Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis, from the development of Mar 3, 2026

Newest development Mar 4, 2026 · 3 reportsAccused shooter’s dad convicted on charges

Georgia man convicted of murder and manslaughter in connection to son's school shooting. Father gave son access to gun used in fatal shooting.

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    Georgia father found guilty of second-degree murder in son's school shooting case

    Headline from WISH-TV Indianapolis ·

  2. Newest

    Accused shooter’s dad convicted on charges

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

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  1. Breitbart News

    Father Who Gave Alleged School Shooter a Rifle Convicted on 27 Charges (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The father of the alleged September 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooter, was convicted on 27 charges, including second-degree murder.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Father of Georgia school shooter found guilty of murder and manslaughter (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Eric Levenson, Maxime Tamsett, CNN (CNN) — Colin Gray, the father of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges Tuesday in a case testing the limits of who is responsible for a mass shooting.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Georgia school shooting suspect’s father convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The Georgia man's teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a high school in 2024.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Georgia dad is the latest parent to be convicted when a child is accused of gun violence (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    A jury swiftly convicted a man who gave his son a gun that has been linked to the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school,

  5. ABC 13 Houston

    Jury convicts suspected Georgia school shooter's father of murder (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Colin Gray also was found guilty of all other charges in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Gray is one of a number of parents across the country who have been charged after their children were accused in fatal shootings.

  7. NBC New York

    Georgia father Colin Gray found guilty in son's alleged deadly school shooting (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A Georgia jury held a father criminally responsible for the actions of his teenage son, who allegedly gunned down two schoolmates and two teachers.

  8. CBS News

    Jury finds father of accused Apalachee High School shooter guilty of murder, all other charges (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The jury has found Colin Gray, the man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers in a shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School, guilty of second-degree murder and all other charges.

  9. The Daily Caller

    Father Of Alleged Georgia School Shooter Found Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A Georgia jury found the father of an alleged school shooter guilty of second-degree murder Tuesday.

  10. New York Post

    Georgia father who gifted gun to alleged school shooter convicted of murder (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter over the tragedy at Apalachee High School in Winder involving his son Colt Gray.

  11. Deutsche Welle

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Father who gave gun to 14-year-old accused in Georgia school shooting found guilty of second-degree murder (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Prosecutors said Colin Gray gave his son access to a gun and ammunition despite “sufficient warning that Colt Gray would harm and endanger” people.

  13. WHDH Boston

    Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a

  14. Fox News

    Father of Georgia high school shooting suspect convicted of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Georgia jury convicted Colin Gray of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting carried out by his teenage son.

  15. Washington Examiner

    Georgia jury convicts school shooter’s father in rare murder case (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The jury delivered a guilty verdict to Colin Gray, the father of a 14-year-old who killed two people and injured others in September 2024.

  16. The Guardian

    Father of Georgia school shooting suspect found guilty of murder and manslaughter (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Prosecutors argued Colin Gray gave 14-year-old son, who is accused of killing four in 2024 shooting, access to firearm

  17. The Columbian

    Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect is found guilty of second-degree murder (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    WINDER, Ga. — A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he's accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary man

  18. Al Jazeera

    US father found guilty of murder in Apalachee school shooting in Georgia (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Colin Gray was accused of criminal recklessness in allowing his 14-year-old son Colt to have access to a rifle.

  19. Newsweek

    Colin Gray trial: Apalachee school shooting suspect's father found guilty (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The father of an accused Georgia school shooter has been convicted of murder and manslaughter.

  20. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Father of accused Georgia school shooter convicted of murder | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    ATLANTA >> A man who gave his troubled son a rifle for Christmas that the boy allegedly later used to kill four people at a high school in Georgia was convicted today of 27 charges, including second-degree murder, in a rare U.S.

  21. KVIA El Paso

    Suspected school shooter's father convicted of murder (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    Colin Gray was found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter. By Bill Hutchinson March 3, 2026, 9:51 AM A Georgia jury found Colin Gray guilty Tuesday on charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter, stemming from a 2024 mass shooting allegedly committed by his teenage son with a …

  22. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Georgia father found guilty of second-degree murder in son's school shooting case (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Georgia man convicted of murder and manslaughter in connection to son's school shooting. Father gave son access to gun used in fatal shooting.

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Accused shooter’s dad convicted on charges (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WINDER, Ga. -- A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he's accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

  24. WSVN Miami

    Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WINDER, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a

  25. NPR

    Father of accused school shooter found guilty of second-degree murder (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The father of a suspected Georgia high school shooter was found guilty Tuesday of second-degree murder for providing access to the gun used in the 2024 shooting that killed four people.

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