Father of GA charged with murder

Per ABC News:

“The father of the 14-year-old student accused of opening fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the deadly shooting, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Thursday.

Colin Gray, 54, was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, the GBI said.

His son has also been charged with four counts of felony murder, with additional charges expected, the GBI said.
Two teachers and two students were killed in Wednesday morning's shooting: math teacher and football coach Richard Aspinwall, 39; math teacher Christina Irimie, 53; and students Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, officials said.

Eight students and one teacher were injured, officials said. All of the injured victims are expected to recover, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Now thats depressing . And heres why.. One of the favourite law enforcement tricks if a home owner kills an intruder on their property is to charge them with murder.. A charge they know they cant prove the elements of. And they dont put up lesser charges. So when the charge is dismissed, the killer, rightly or wrongly, walks free. In this case the father does bear culpability.. And he should pay. But unless there are lesser charges brought, it is starting to smell like he wont..😷
Reading further I see lesser charges have also been filed, which is a different case altogether..

KunsanVeteran · M

@whowasthatmaskedman GA does not have a law that guns must be locked when stored. That would be the easiest way to successfully press charges if such a law was on the books.

In the Crumbley case, that law was not in place as well at the time of the school shooting but has since been passed.

Georgia has some of the weakest gun laws.

For Colin Gray to have been charged so swiftly and listening to what family members are saying, I expect we will hear a lot more about the disturbing family life that led up to this heinous crime.

Georgia lawmakers bear a lot of responsibility for such lax laws. Voters in GA should make their feeling crystal clear at the ballot box.

But it won’t bring back two children’s lives nor those of two great teachers.

KunsanVeteran · M

@KunsanVeteran It’s important to note that Georgia does not have a Red Flag Law as well. A Red Flag Law would have allowed the authorities to remove the weapons and ammunition at the Gray home the previous year.