Colt Gray, the 14-year-old charged with four counts of felony murder after Wednesday’s mass shooting at Apalachee High School, will face additional charges, Barrow County District Attorney Brad Smith said Friday.
Four people were killed and at least nine were hospitalized after the school shooting in Winder, Georgia.
Smith said the upcoming charges will be filed after investigators speak with injured victims.
“There will be additional charges on Colt Gray. When he was taken into custody on Wednesday, we did not have the identities or the conditions of the other victims. So we were not able to charge on those offenses,” the district attorney said.
Smith said the next step in the current case against Gray will be the grand jury, which convenes on October 17. This will be followed by a scheduled arraignment before the trial process is started, he said.
What we know about the victims of the Georgia school shooting
Richard Aspinwall, Cristina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo.Barrow County School System
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified those killed in the Apalachee High School shooting as Richard Aspinwall, 39; Cristina Irimie, 53; and Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14.
Here’s what to know about them:
Richard Aspinwall: The math teacher was described as sweet and kind by sophomore Ariel Bowling, who was in Aspinwall’s geometry class her freshman year. Michael Gordon, another student, echoed that, telling CNN, “He was a good guy … I had him – I’m in tenth grade – so I had him for a whole year, and he taught me a lot.” Aspinwall was also an assistant football coach, serving as defensive coordinator for the Apalachee Wildcats football team.
Cristina Irimie: She was also an Apalachee High School math teacher, the school’s website shows. The beloved teacher was having a late birthday celebration with her students the day she was shot and killed, according to a family friend
Here’s why the suspected killer’s dad faces 2 counts of second-degree murder
Colin Gray, the father of teen shooting suspect Colt Gray, is charged with second-degree murder in relation to the deaths of two students at Apalachee High School, the Barrow County district attorney said Friday.
The students, Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn, were killed Wednesday along with two teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie.
According to Colin Gray’s arrest warrant affidavit, the 54-year-old father allegedly gave his son a firearm “with knowledge he was a threat to himself and others.”
When asked why the father faces two counts of second-degree murder after four people were killed, Smith said the murder counts don’t apply to the adult victims.
In addition to the two counts of second-degree murder, Colin Gray also faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children.
Earlier Friday, a judge said Colin Gray could face up to 180 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
While Colt Gray will face additional charges, the district attorney said, it’s not certain whether his father will face more charges.
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