Shemaine Cruz
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Colt Gray was 14 years old in 2024 when he brought the assault-style rifle that his father gifted him for Christmas to Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta and opened fire.
Both the prosecution and the defense agreed that the teen had a bad upbringing.
But the local district attorney Brad Smith says Gray's motive was to mimic other mass shooters for fame and notoriety within the true crime community.
The teen's father is set to be sentenced later this week for second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
For NPR News, I'm Shemaine Cruz in Atlanta.
Colt Gray was 14 years old in 2024 when he brought the assault-style rifle that his father gifted him for Christmas to Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta and opened fire.
Both the prosecution and the defense agreed that the teen had a bad upbringing.
But the local district attorney, Brad Smith, says Gray's motive was to mimic other mass shooters for fame and notoriety within the true crime community.
The teen's father is set to be sentenced later this week for second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.
For NPR News, I'm Shemaine Cruz in Atlanta.
Colt Gray was charged as an adult with malice murder, weapons violations, and cruelty to children for the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School northeast of Atlanta.
He faces a minimum sentence of life in prison, but it's up to the judge to decide whether he should be eligible for parole.
Family members of the victim say that while adults around him missed multiple warning signs, the teen is the one who decided to bring the gun to school and to pull the trigger.
The teen's father, Colin Gray, was convicted of second-degree murder in March for giving his son the gun used in the shooting as a Christmas present.
The father and son are expected to be sentenced separately next week.
For NPR News, I'm Shemaine Cruz in Atlanta.
Asked about the search, an FBI spokesperson said it executed a court-authorized law enforcement action at the Fulton County Elections Office near Atlanta.
The county later confirmed the warrant sought a number of records related to the 2020 election, but declined to provide further details.
The search comes after the Justice Department recently filed a lawsuit for access to those records.
Multiple recounts and audits have confirmed Trump's 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
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