Opening statements began Monday morning in the trial of Colin Gray, the father of the teenager who allegedly killed four people at his Georgia high school in 2024 – the latest case testing the limits of who is responsible for a school shooting.
Gray, the father of Colt Gray, has pleaded not guilty to nearly 30 charges, including two counts each of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
“This is not a case about holding parents accountable for what their children do. That’s not what this case is about,” Barrow County District Attorney Brad Smith said in his opening statement. “This case is about this defendant and his actions – his actions in allowing a child that he has custody over access to a firearm and ammunition after being warned that that child was going to harm othe
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