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Colin Gray was convicted earlier this year of second-degree
murder and involuntary manslaughter. In a court filing
Wednesday, his attorneys argued the jury's guilty verdict is not
supported by the evidence and is “contrary to law and the
principles of justice and equity.”
Two students and two teachers were killed in the Sept. 4, 2024
shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. His son, Colt
Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of
parole.
Colin Gray is one of a handful of American parents who have been
criminally charged after their children were accused in
shootings.
Prosecutors said Colin Gray gave his son the semiautomatic rifle
as a Christmas gift along with ammunition, and other shooting
accessories.
A jury in March found Colin Gray guilty of second-degree murder
in the deaths of two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn
and Christian Angulo. Georgia law defines second-degree murder
as causing the death of a child by committing the crime of
cruelty to children. Gray was also found guilty of involuntary
manslaughter in the killings of teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39,
and Cristina Irimie, 53.
The high school is 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of
Atlanta.
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