Georgia Teen Sentenced to Life for Apalachee School Shooting

Colt Gray, 16, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Tuesday for the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, that killed two students and two teachers. Gray had pleaded guilty to 55 counts, including murder.

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Georgia Teen Is Sentenced to Life for Deadly School Shooting

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CBS Published 28 July 2026

Georgia teen sentenced to life in prison for Apalachee High School shooting

Sixteen-year-old Colt Gray was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the 2024 shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School which killed four people.

Guardian Published 28 July 2026

Georgia teen who killed four in school shooting sentenced to life in prison without parole

NYT Published 28 July 2026

Georgia Teen Is Sentenced to Life for Deadly School Shooting

The boy pleaded guilty to 55 charges stemming from the 2024 attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., that killed two students and two teachers.

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