Suspected shooter Colt Gray will make his first court appearance Friday, days after he allegedly gunned down two students and just as many teachers at a Georgia high school.
Although he is being held at a youth detention center, Gray, 14, will be tried as an adult on four counts of felony murder for the deaths of fellow students Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn, both 14, and teachers Christina Irimie, 53, and Richard Aspinwall, 39, at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, Wednesday, according to charging documents obtained by CNN.
The hearing is currently scheduled to take place at 8:30am local time.
It's unclear if Gray has retained an attorney to comment on his behalf.
Gray allegedly used an AR-platform-style weapon in the mass shooting that left nine other injured, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
A motive in the massacre remains under investigation.
Gray was previously on law enforcement's radar in May 2023 when the FBI tipped off the Jackson County Sheriff's Office about a possible threat made through chat platform Discord, during which he allegedly stated he planned to "shoot up a middle school," the outlet reported, citing newly released public records.
Investigators interviewed then-13-year-old Gray and his father, Colin Gray, at their home, and Gray denied ever making those statements, alleging "he would never say such a thing, even in a joking manner," the records read, according to CNN.
The investigation was closed after the tip could not be substantiated.
