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The Guardian - US
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Ed Pilkington

Georgia school shooting suspect makes first court appearance

A student places flowers at a memorial.
A student places flowers at a makeshift memorial outside Apalachee high school on Thursday. Photograph: Robin Rayne/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

The 14-year-old charged with killing two fellow students and two teachers at his Georgia high school made his first court appearance on Friday – with his father, who was arrested late on Thursday, set to appear shortly afterwards.

Colt Gray appeared in person, dressed in green prison scrubs and hands and ankles shackled to his waist at the hearing in Barrow county courthouse, having previously been understood to be planning to attend by video link. He traveled from the youth detention facility in which he is being held. He is being detained there as a juvenile, even though he is expected to be tried as an adult.

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