{"id":115255,"date":"2024-10-17T17:23:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115255"},"modified":"2024-10-17T17:23:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T10:23:17","slug":"father-of-georgia-school-shooter-knew-of-sons-deteriorating-state-say-investigators-who-found-notebook-with-disturbing-drawings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115255","title":{"rendered":"Father of Georgia school shooter knew of son\u2019s deteriorating state, say investigators, who found notebook with disturbing drawings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb4pz4000mptqk0o5w8edr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Colin Gray, the father of the teenager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/09\/us\/apalachee-school-shooting-unfolded\/index.html\">accused of killing four people<\/a> at a Georgia high school, knew of his son\u2019s deteriorating mental state and his fascination with campus shootings, investigators testified Wednesday during a hearing that elicited troubling new details of what led up to the rampage.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64zd00073b6mjr1lwub6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Chilling details were revealed at a preliminary hearing for Colin Gray about what was found in the Gray home on September 4 \u2013 the day of the Apalachee High School shooting \u2013 including a notebook containing drawings by Colt Gray depicting stick figures with wounds. \u201cShoot the teacher first\u201d was written next to the images.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ceh97r000a3b6m4gdk2e9m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Prosecutors called investigators to the stand in a Barrow County courtroom to buttress their contention the father bought his son the weapon used in the shooting as a Christmas gift and continued to buy accessories, a tactical vest and ammunition despite knowing his volatile son was dealing with anger and anxiety.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cen7z4000g3b6m8c3sjmet@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Investigators painted a picture of a home where clues pointing to potential violence were overlooked or not sufficiently addressed. Georgia Bureau of Investigation special agent Kelsey Ward said Colt made a shrine to school shootings, including at least one photo of the Parkland, Florida, shooter.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cewuow000k3b6mzfnaqz01@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And a note found in the gaming room said, \u201cForgive me. It is out of my control. See you.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64zd00083b6mkxjzk7fz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ultimately, a magistrate judge ruled there is enough probable cause for Colin Gray, who was shackled and wearing an orange and white jail jumpsuit, to stand trial for the charges against him: four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cedqbk00063b6mq672nnye@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The case marks just\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/james-jennifer-crumbley-sentencing-04-09-24\/index.html\">the second time<\/a>\u00a0in America a parent has been charged in connection with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/oxford-shooting-jennifer-crumbley-trial-verdict#h_8fad3063511743ee97253235c382748e\">a mass shooting<\/a>\u00a0by a minor, former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cbmwd100143b6m39179s5m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN has reached out to Colin Gray\u2019s attorneys for comment. They called no witnesses in the hearing, but did question the investigators about statements indicating Colin Gray did file a school form asking for help for Colt.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64zd00093b6mq1f731s1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Colt Gray, 14, meanwhile, will be tried as an adult, authorities have said. He faces four counts of felony murder. He told investigators \u201cI did it\u201d while being questioned, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith previously told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64zd000b3b6mcneq1ntk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ward testified Colt Gray detailed in notebooks his plans for what he intended to do at Apalachee High School.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000c3b6mn9ejsau0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            During an interview after the shooting, which left nine injured, Colin Gray described in detail about time spent trying to get his son involved in a hobby he enjoyed: hunting and shooting.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000d3b6mrx1deeog@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Drawings in notebooks found in the home detailed how Colt Gray would carry out a shooting using stick figures that would end in his death by suicide, investigators testified.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000e3b6murdms71r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The teen left letters in his gaming room in \u201cplain sight\u201d telling his parents it\u2019s not their fault and asking for their forgiveness, Ward testified. Colt Gray described himself in the notebooks as being \u201cdepressed,\u201d \u201cdelirious\u201d and \u201ceager to die.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000g3b6mokpv7tdn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Of the shrine, Ward said newspaper clippings of mourning students and Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz were mounted with thumbtacks on a wall. When Colin Gray asked his son who that was, Colt Gray explained and the topic was \u201cdropped\u201d after that.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000h3b6m4pxp7ntv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ward testified during an interview with Colt Gray\u2019s mother, Marcee Gray, she said her son made joking comments about school shootings and had asked his father to buy a shooter mask because he had to \u201cfinish up\u201d his \u201cschool shooter outfit.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000i3b6m1jul0bdk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Marcee Gray said her son\u2019s fascination with guns had gotten \u201cvery bad,\u201d Ward testified.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000k3b6mb2onl0dh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Investigators testified Colin Gray was in touch with school staff in the weeks before the shooting about his son\u2019s need for counseling and sent in a form, but failed to follow up and ensure his son made appointments. A school counselor said Colin Gray indicated he may not be able to afford the care.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000l3b6mx4burlwk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Colin Gray had filled out and submitted a form for school counseling after a campus official expressed concern, but Colt Gray did not show up to school on those days for counseling leading up to the shooting, Ward said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000m3b6mdhfhmezi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Additionally, Colin Gray did not follow up with counseling services offered by an outside organization. When asked about it, Colin Gray said it was a matter of getting his insurance sorted, Ward said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000n3b6mutubc16z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Grays intended to take Colt Gray to counseling services in Athens, Georgia, but an argument the day before between his parents led to those plans falling apart, Ward said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000o3b6m46z5kca5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            On the day of the shooting, Colin and Marcee Gray received concerning text messages from Colt sent just minutes before the first shots were fired. Colt allegedly texted his father it was not his fault and \u201cI\u2019m sorry\u201d to his mother.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ceyu49000q3b6mqcs2oxka@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            And while Marcee Gray called Apalachee pleading for staff to find her son, Colin Gray did not call.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000p3b6msl5xxavn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Colin Gray received texts from his younger daughter saying her middle school was on lockdown. After becoming concerned, Colin Gray went home early from work, turned on the TV and saw the shooting had taken place at his son\u2019s school.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000q3b6mhwu78zvw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When Barrow County sheriff\u2019s deputies showed up at his door that day, Colin Gray said in a \u201cnot very surprised matter\u201d he had received a text from his daughter and said out loud to the deputies, \u201cGod almighty, please tell me that your brother didn\u2019t do something,\u201d Ward testified.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000r3b6mnhrgu2er@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Colin Gray did not appear remorseful after the deputies showed up, Ward testified.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2cb64ze000s3b6mlwxd9f7k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            During a separate interview, Colin Gray told Ward Colt had the rifle in his room, propped up against a guitar in the corner, for a week leading up to the shooting, it was no longer there when he had returned home from work.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/16\/us\/colt-gray-dad-georgia-shooting\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 Colin Gray, the father of the teenager accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school, knew of his son\u2019s deteriorating mental state and his fascination with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=115255\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=115255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115255\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=115255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=115255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=115255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}