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Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School

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A teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray had pleaded guilty Friday to charges including murder in the Sept.

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  1. Just the News

    Georgia teen shooter gets maximum sentence of life in prison without parole (opens Just the News)

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    16-year-old Colt Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 counts against him last week for fatally shooting two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School in September 2024. Nine others were wounded.

  2. KOB 4

    Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School (opens KOB 4)

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    A teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray had pleaded guilty Friday to charges including murder in the Sept.

  3. Kokomo Tribune

    Teenager gets life in prison without parole for killing two students and two teachers at Georgia’s Apalachee High School (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Teenager gets life in prison without parole for killing two students and two teachers at Georgia’s Apalachee High School.

  4. NBC News

    Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray sentenced to life without parole (opens NBC News)

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    WINDER, Ga. — The teenager who used the assault-style rifle he got for Christmas to kill two students and two teachers at his Georgia high school will spend the rest of his life in prison.

  5. WMUR

    Teen gets life without parole for Georgia high school shooting that killed 4 (opens WMUR)

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    A judge sentenced Colt Gray to life without parole after the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed two students and two teachers.

  6. CBS News

    Apalachee High School shooter sentenced to life without parole (opens CBS News)

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    Colt Gray, the teenager who admitted to killing four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, will spend the rest of his life in prison without parole.

  7. Anchorage Daily News

    Teen gets life in prison without parole for killing 4 at Georgia high school (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Colt Gray, who was 14 at the time, was charged as an adult.

  8. WGRZ Buffalo

    Teen gets life in prison without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School (opens WGRZ Buffalo)

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    WGRZ Buffalo's feed description

    Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray had pleaded guilty Friday to charges including murder in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting that also left several others wounded.

  9. ABC News

    Teen sentenced to life without parole for deadly mass shooting at his high school (opens ABC News)

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    Colt Gray, 16, faced a sentence of life with or without parole after pleading guilty to all 55 counts against him, including murder and aggravated assault.

  10. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Life in prison without parole for Georgia teen who killed four in 2024 US school shooting (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A Georgia teenager will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing four people and injuring nine others in a 2024 school shooting, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

  11. Winchester Star

    Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia high school (opens Winchester Star)

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    A teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has been sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray had pleaded guilty Friday to charges…

  12. Courthouse News Service

    Teen sentenced to life without parole for Georgia high school mass shooting (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Colt Gray's attorney argued Supreme Court precedent prevents juveniles from being sentenced to life without parole, even in homicide cases, due to their developing brains.

  13. The Center Square

    Georgia teen school shooter sentenced to life without parole (opens The Center Square)

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    (The Center Square) – A 16-year-old who killed four people at Georgia's Apalachee High School in 2024 was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after a three-day sentencing hearing.

  14. The Guardian

    Georgia teen who killed four in school shooting sentenced to life in prison without parole (opens The Guardian)

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    Cole Gray pleaded guilty to 55 counts, including murder, for shooting at Apalachee high school in 2024 Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee high school in Georgia to serve life…

  15. PBS NewsHour

    Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 in shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm handed down the sentence Tuesday after hearing testimony and considering evidence from both sides.

  16. New York Post

    Colt Gray gets life in prison for killing 4 in Apalachee High School shooting (opens New York Post)

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    Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta. He was charged as an adult.

  17. Washington Examiner

    Teenager gets life without parole for killing four at Georgia’s Apalachee High School (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole, calling his crimes “deliberate, contemplated evil.

  18. The Boston Globe

    Teen gets life without parole for killing four at Georgia’s Apalachee High School (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Colt Gray, 16, had pleaded guilty to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at the school northeast of Atlana.

  19. CBS News

    Georgia teen sentenced to life in prison for Apalachee High School shooting (opens CBS News)

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    Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the 2024 shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School which killed four people.

  20. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Teen sentenced for killing 4 in Georgia high school shooting (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Last week, Gray entered a “non-negotiated” plea.

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