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The father of the mass shooting suspect accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, told investigators this week he had purchased the gun used in the killings as a holiday present for his son in December 2023, according to two law enforcement sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.

Colt Gray, a 14-year-old student, is accused of killing two students and two teachers with an AR-style rifle in the Wednesday shooting. Nine more people were hospitalized.

One source told CNN the AR-15-style rifle was purchased at a local gun store as a Christmas present.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like accessory to murder to me.

[–] TheRealJefe@lemmy.world 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Funny that, Colin Gray, father of Colt (the shooter) has been officially charged

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

2 counts of murder 2

4 counts of involuntary manslaughter

8 counts of cruelty to children

I wonder how they settled on 2 counts of murder. Maybe that implies they think 2 victims were targetted and 2 were in the wrong place at the wrong time?

[–] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's a quirk in Georgia's law where cruelty to children and their death gets those charges upgraded to murder 2.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh absolutely. Throw that fucker in jail. He's more responsible than the kid.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, I'm wondering how many people failed that kid for him to end up in a place where he decided to throw away his life to lash out in a way that couldn't be ignored or swept under a rug.

Ultimately, this is probably the root of the problem more than the access to guns are because a kid that wants to shoot up his school but can't get a gun to do so is still a tragedy and could still turn deadly.

Edit: not that guns aren't too easy to access in the US