The Apalachee High School shooting and the cases against Colt and Colin Gray

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26% left · 58% center · 16% right of 192 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 25 stories.

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1. September 2024

   Sep 4– 6Father of Georgia school shooting suspect charged in court alongside son43 articles · 22 independent sources

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2. Sep 4– 5Georgia school shooting: What we know so far on the suspect, victims and more239 articles · 87 independent sources

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3. Sep 4– 9Many questions still loom over timeline of Georgia school shooting26 articles · 15 independent sources

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4. Sep 5– 6Here's what Georgia school shooting suspect's father told FBI in 202333 articles · 19 independent sources

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5. Sep 5– 7Teen charged in Georgia school shooting, his father to remain in custody235 articles · 86 independent sources

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6. Sep 8Mother of suspected gunman called Apalachee High School with warning before shooting, aunt says11 articles · 5 independent sources

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7. Sep 9– 11Mother of Apalachee High School shooter apologizes to victims’ families in open letter14 articles · 14 independent sources

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8. Sep 13– 14911 calls overwhelmed emergency call center after Georgia school shooting18 articles · 12 independent sources

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9. Sep 17Students will return to Apalachee High School next week after year’s deadliest school shooting6 articles · 6 independent sources

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10. Sep 21– 22Mom of suspect in Georgia school shooting accused of taping a parent to a chair11 articles · 6 independent sources

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11. Sep 24Weeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School14 articles · 13 independent sources

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12. Sep 24Apalachee High School students return to school today. Here’s what the reopening looks like5 articles · 5 independent sources

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13. October 2024

    Oct 17– 18Georgia school shooter and his father indicted on new counts in Apalachee High School killings10 articles · 10 independent sources

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14. Oct 22– 23Georgia teen charged in high school shooting enters not guilty plea8 articles · 8 independent sources

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15. January 2025

    Jan 9Another 14-year-old arrested with a gun at Georgia's Apalachee High School after deadly shooting6 articles · 6 independent sources

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16. February 2026

    Feb 16– 17Students wounded in Georgia school shooting testify at trial of accused gunman's father9 articles · 5 independent sources

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17. Feb 20– 23Mother of teenage school shooter testifies in murder trial of estranged husband Colin Gray7 articles · 4 independent sources

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18. Feb 27Georgia school shooter’s father takes the stand in his own defense15 articles · 10 independent sources

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19. March 2026

    Mar 3– 4Father of Georgia school shooter found guilty of murder and manslaughter49 articles · 37 independent sources

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20. July 2026

    Jul 11– 13Georgia teen charged in Apalachee High School shooting to appear in court for plea and sentencing25 articles · 22 independent sources

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21. Jul 23– 27After his guilty plea, Colt Gray is back in court today to await sentencing for the Apalachee school shooting72 articles · 28 independent sources

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22. Jul 27– 29Georgia school shooter Colt Gray sought notoriety, investigator says ahead of sentencing18 articles · 10 independent sources

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23. Jul 28– 29Teen gets life in prison without parole for killing 4 at Georgia’s Apalachee High School88 articles · 38 independent sources

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24. Jul 28– 31Colin Gray, who gave his son the gun used in Georgia school shooting, is sentenced to 15 years173 articles · 69 independent sources

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25. Jul 28Apalachee High School shooter discussed his online notoriety with his mother after the shooting10 articles · 10 independent sources

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