Days after his son got life, the father who bought him the murder weapon faces sentencing

Colin Gray is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, days after his teenage son Colt Gray was given life without parole for the Sept. 4, 2024, Apalachee High School massacre in Georgia. A jury convicted Colin in March of second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and other charges connected to the shooting that killed two students and two teachers, with four-year-old victims remaining at 14 and the two educators identified as Richard “Ricky” Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53. Prosecutors said Colin provided Colt with an AR-style rifle as a Christmas gift, including ammunition and accessories. Evidence at the sentencing portrayed Colt as increasingly troubled, with testimony about admiration for past mass shooters and seeking notoriety online. Colin’s exposure depends on the prison range for second-degree murder under Georgia law, cited as 10 to 30 years.