{"id":16010,"date":"2026-07-24T19:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16010"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:34:09","slug":"colt-gray-pleads-guilty-to-55-counts-in-apalachee-high-school-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16010","title":{"rendered":"Colt Gray pleads guilty to 55 counts in Apalachee High School shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-cdn.flipboard.com\/wsoctv.com\/2fe88945025b09615b37019b29883384395647e2\/_large.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">BARROW COUNTY, Ga. \u2014 The teen accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School in 2024 has changed his plea. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">Colt Gray entered a guilty plea in Barrow County, Georgia, court on Friday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">Gray pled guilty to all 55 counts he faced, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/apalachee-school-shooting-suspect-changes-his-plea-guilty\/36GICM65ZFB3DK3PD3ZEPCC4CE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/apalachee-school-shooting-suspect-changes-his-plea-guilty\/36GICM65ZFB3DK3PD3ZEPCC4CE\/\">WSB<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">The now-16-year-old was accused of killing four people in September 2024. Two were students, Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn, and two were teachers, Ricky Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie. Several others were wounded, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/apalachee-georgia-school-shooting-colt-gray-8be7ba5efae9cce53e0f8c61253a5f1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/apalachee-georgia-school-shooting-colt-gray-8be7ba5efae9cce53e0f8c61253a5f1b\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/apalachee-school-shooting-suspect-changes-his-plea-guilty\/36GICM65ZFB3DK3PD3ZEPCC4CE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/local\/apalachee-school-shooting-suspect-changes-his-plea-guilty\/36GICM65ZFB3DK3PD3ZEPCC4CE\/\">WSB<\/a> reported that it was a non-negotiated plea deal, or the two sides did not meet a sentence agreement, so a judge will determine Gray\u2019s punishment after hearing both sides\u2019 summaries of the case, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/apalachee-georgia-school-shooting-colt-gray-8be7ba5efae9cce53e0f8c61253a5f1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/apalachee-georgia-school-shooting-colt-gray-8be7ba5efae9cce53e0f8c61253a5f1b\">AP<\/a> explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">Gray\u2019s trial was expected to start in October in Columbia County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">A jury convicted Gray\u2019s father, Colin Gray, on charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors said he gave his son the assault-style rifle used in the shooting. Colt Gray was 14 at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph\">Colin Gray is set to be sentenced next week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/apalachee-georgia-school-shooting-colt-gray-8be7ba5efae9cce53e0f8c61253a5f1b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/apalachee-georgia-school-shooting-colt-gray-8be7ba5efae9cce53e0f8c61253a5f1b\">AP<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jyMHRV body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script id=\"facebookSdk\" defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARROW COUNTY, Ga. \u2014 The teen accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School in 2024 has changed his plea. Colt Gray entered a guilty plea in Barrow County, Georgia, court on Friday morning. Gray pled guilty to all 55 counts he faced, WSB reported. 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