Georgia High School Shooting Suspect Kept Gun in Backpack, Hid in Bathroom: GBI

Georgia Bureau of Investigation update fills in some details about how the teenager got a rifle into school.
Georgia High School Shooting Suspect Kept Gun in Backpack, Hid in Bathroom: GBI
Colt Gray, 14, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County Courthouse during his first appearance for the Sept. 4, 2024, shooting at Apalachee High School, in Winder, Ga., on Sept. 6, 2024. Brynn Anderson/AP Photo, Pool
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The 14-year-old student charged in the Sept. 4 shooting at a Georgia high school kept his gun in his backpack and hid in the bathroom before the attack, according to new information released by state law enforcement officials.

On its Frequently Asked Questions page about the Apalachee High School shooting, updated on Sept. 12, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) said the alleged shooter, Colt Gray, “brought the gun into the school on his own.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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