Colin Gray 'Charged With These Crimes Because He Shares the Blame': State
Why It Matters
The case tests criminal liability for adults who supply firearms to minors and could shape how courts assign responsibility for shootings involving third-party perpetrators, with implications for gun-safety enforcement and school-protection policy.
Summary
In closing arguments, prosecutors told jurors that Colin Gray bears responsibility for the Sept. 4 Apalachee High School shooting because he provided his son Colt with the rifle and ammunition used in the attack. The State outlined 29 charges, including two counts of second-degree murder tied to cruelty to children, arguing Gray’s conduct was a proximate and reasonably foreseeable cause of the deaths and widespread injuries. Prosecutors recounted the 41-second attack, the heroic responses of students, staff and hundreds of officers and medics, and pointed to prior warning signs they say put Gray on notice. They urged the jury to hold Gray accountable for enabling the mass shooting and the resulting community trauma.
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