Apalachee High suspected shooter Colt Gray also had a knife, GBI says

KEEPING YOUR KIDS SAFE: A closer look at weapons found during new school year

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An assault-style rifle wasn’t the only weapon the suspected Apalachee High School shooter allegedly brought to class, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Colt Gray was also found with a knife, the GBI said on Friday. They also confirmed this week that Gray allegedly hid the gun, which couldn’t be broken into separate pieces, in his backpack.

Gray rode the bus to school on the day of the shooting, the GBI said. During class, he asked a teacher if he could go to the front office and speak with someone. The teacher let him leave and take his bag — but Gray hid in the bathroom, later starting the shooting, according to the GBI.

Funeral services announced for Apalachee High School shooting victims

Funeral plans have been announced for the victims killed last week in the mass shooting at Apalachee High School.

The GBI said Gray started attending Apalachee High on Aug. 14 and missed nine days of school between then and Sept. 4.

Two teachers and two 14-year-old students were killed in the shooting. Nine others were also hospitalized for their injuries, the GBI said.

Suspected shooter’s dad seeks separation from other inmates

The father of the suspected Apalachee High School shooter, also facing charges himself, filed a motion to be separated from the other inmates in Barrow County custody.

Colin Gray appears in court for the first time.

Gray is being held at the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center and faces four counts of felony murder. His father, Colin Gray, was also arrested and is facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. Investigators believe he allowed Gray to access the gun allegedly used during the shooting.

How well is Richmond County staffed in school resource officers?

Since the shooting that killed four people nearly a week ago at Apalachee High School, school resource officers there have been praised for their response to the shooting.

In a letter shared with Apalachee High School’s parents and families on Wednesday, Marcee Gray, Colt’s mother, said her son is “not a monster.”

“As a parent, I’ve always said that the loss of one of my children would be the only thing that I wouldn’t be able to come back from. I feel all of your pain and devastation,” she wrote. “Please pray for [Colt] and the rest of our family, as I am praying for all of you every moment of every day. Love is the only thing that will get us through this tragedy.”