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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Brumback

School shooter gets life in prison without parole for killing four at Apalachee High in Georgia

Colt Gray, the 16-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect, during his sentencing at Barrow County Superior Court, Monday, July 27, 2026 - (Jason Getz/Pool Atlanta Journal-)

A judge has sentenced a 16-year-old school shooter who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Colt Gray, who was 14 years old at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept. 4, 2024 attack at the school about 45 miles (73 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta. Gray was charged as an adult.

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