Life in prison for 16-y-o school shooter

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July 28, 2026

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Life in prison for 16-y-o school shooter

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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A teenager who killed four people at a high school in the southern United States (US) state of Georgia with a gun his father gave him as a Christmas present was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday.

Colt Gray, 16, pleaded guilty to carrying out the September 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in the town of Winder.

Gray was 14 years old when he murdered two 14-year-old students and two teachers, while also wounding nine other people. He was charged as an adult.

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