School shooters three word statement shocks investigators.
Colt Gray, just 14, has left Georgia—and the nation—reeling.
Horror at Apalachee explained.
The massacre left four people dead and nine others injured, turning a typical school day into a nightmare.
Gray’s rampage ended with him surrendering to police without resistance, laying down his AR-style weapon at the scene.
Among the victims were two students, Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, along with two teachers, Richard Aspenwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53.
FBI’s history with Colt Gray revealed.
The boy’s arrest wasn’t the first time Colt Gray had appeared on law enforcement’s radar.
Just months earlier, Gray and his father, Colin Gray, were questioned by the FBI over alleged online threats of a school shooting.
The tip came from Discord, a gaming platform, where Colt allegedly made threats to “shoot up a middle school.”
Gray denied the accusations, claiming his account had been hacked. Authorities, lacking hard evidence, closed the case.
Yet, months later, his father gifted him the very gun used in the massacre—a Christmas present.
Disturbing evidence uncovered.
Colin Gray now faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and cruelty to children for knowingly allowing his son access to the firearm.
Investigators revealed that Colt was obsessed with notorious school shooters, especially Parkland’s Nikolas Cruz, whose 2018 massacre left 17 dead.
A search of the Gray family home found evidence of this obsession, with disturbing material linking Colt to an admiration for mass shootings.
Colt’s connection to the Sandy Hook tragedy also raised eyebrows, with his Discord username referencing Adam Lanza, the shooter responsible for that 2012 massacre.
Despite all the warning signs, Gray started his first day as a student at Apalachee High just two weeks before the shooting.
Georgia’s deadliest shooting revealed.
Wednesday was supposed to be his first full day back at school. Instead, it became Georgia’s deadliest school shooting in history.
Around 10:23 a.m., chaos erupted as shots rang out across the school.
One student, Lyela Sayerath, was sitting next to Colt in algebra class just before he left without a bathroom pass.
Minutes later, the sound of gunfire echoed through the halls as students scrambled to safety.
Students open up about shooting horror.
Sayerath described the terrifying moment another student attempted to open the door for Colt, only to jump back at the sight of his gun.
“He just started shooting,” she recalled. “One bullet after another.”
Colt fired indiscriminately into classrooms, piling trauma on top of tragedy.
One student, covered in blood, witnessed the horror firsthand.
Community stunned post-shooting.
After the carnage ended, Gray reportedly surrendered immediately to school resource officers, lying down on the ground.
His arrest stunned the local community, but the real shock came when his father’s charges were announced.
Colin Gray, now facing legal consequences, had earlier told authorities he’d be “mad as hell” if the threats his son made were true.
His aunt, meanwhile, deleted social media posts defending Colt after facing backlash from outraged users.
President Biden condemns tragedy.
President Joe Biden issued a statement condemning the tragedy, calling gun violence an epidemic tearing communities apart.
“What should’ve been a joyous back-to-school season is now another horrific reminder,” Biden said.
Colt Gray’s confession exposed.
After his arrest at Apalachee High School in Winder, Gray’s chilling admission to investigators was simple but damning: “I did it.”
This came moments after authorities read him his rights, yet Gray kept talking.
Grieving families and students have gathered outside Apalachee High, setting up makeshift memorials with flowers and wreaths.
As Georgia mourns, the haunting words, “I did it,” echo as Colt Gray awaits his day in court.