Nearly two years after four people were gunned down at Apalachee High School, 16-year-old Colt Gray was sentenced on Tuesday to life without the possibility of parole, bringing a significant legal chapter of one of America's most shocking school massacres to a close.
The sentencing carries added significance because it comes only months after Gray's father, Colin Gray, was himself convicted of murder for providing the rifle used in the attack despite repeated warning signs about his son's violent behaviour. The unprecedented prosecution of a parent has transformed the Apalachee case into a landmark example of how prosecutors are increasingly seeking accountability beyond the gunman in mass shootings.
