The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people at his high school in the US state of Georgia has been arrested.
Colin Gray, 54, is facing four charges of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight of cruelty to children, said the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
Authorities have charged his son, Colt Gray, with four counts of murder and said they plan to prosecute him as an adult. His first court appearance is due on Friday morning.
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The shooting on Wednesday at Apalachee High School in the city of Winder, near Atlanta, left two teachers and two students dead, and nine others injured.
GBI Director Chris Hosey said in a news conference on Thursday evening that “these charges are directly connected with the actions of his son and allowing him to possess a weapon”.
Authorities are investigating whether Colin Gray bought the AR-style weapon as a gift for his son in December 2023, law enforcement sources told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.
In May 2023, the FBI alerted local police to online threats about a school shooting, associated with an email address linked to the suspect. A sheriff’s deputy went to interview the boy, who was 13 at the time.
His father told police he had guns in the house, but his son did not have unsupervised access to them, the FBI said in a statement on Wednesday.
In conclusion, Officials say the threats were made on Discord, a social media platform popular with video gamers, and contained images of guns
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written by @enock katamba
- Enock Katamba is a Ugandan Journalist and Founder of Uncovered UG, an independent digital news platform covering Uganda and international developments. He reports on politics, national affairs, entertainment, sports, business, education and other stories of public interest.
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