Before Wednesday’s shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, the mother of the suspected shooter contacted the school about a serious emergency involving her son, according to a family member.
Colt Gray, 14, is the alleged shooter who opened fire at the school on Wednesday, killing students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo as well as teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie. Eight other students and one teacher were injured and are expected to make a full recovery.
Annie Brown, the boy’s aunt, shared with The Washington Post that her sister, Marcee Gray, had sent a text where she mentioned speaking to a school counselor. She urged the school to locate her son urgently for a check-in.
Brown furnished the newspaper with screenshots of the text conversation for the story that was published Saturday. The family’s shared phone records, as reported by the newspaper, revealed a call made to the school approximately 30 minutes before the shooting began. Brown verified these details with the Associated Press via text messages but did not provide any additional details.
Colt Gray is currently facing murder charges for the deaths of the two students and two teachers. Colin Gray, his father, stands accused of second-degree murder for supplying his son with the semi-automatic AR 15-style rifle used in the incident.
Both father and son made their initial court appearance on Friday, with their lawyers opting not to request bail right away.
This is a developing news story and will be updated with more information.
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