Colin Gray testifies in trial after his son was accused of Georgia high school shooting

By JEFF MARTIN

ATLANTA (AP) — The father of accused school shooter Colt Gray testified Friday that he gave his son the rifle that was used in the attack as a Christmas present in hopes of bonding with the boy over hunting and outings at the gun range.

In one of the latest cases in which parents are being put on trial after their children are accused in fatal shootings, defense lawyers called Colin Gray to the witness stand. Prosecutors say he should be held accountable for giving his son the weapon used in the shooting as a Christmas gift despite alleged threats and warning signs that the boy was mentally unstable.

After the family had opened presents, Colin Gray said he walked down the hallway and told Colt, “I have one more thing for you.” He presented the gun, hoping it would encourage Colt to succeed in school.

“This is a weapon that I want you to shoot when we go to the range, and if you keep doing really good in school, going to school and doing all the things you should, you graduate and you’re 18, this will be your gun,” Colin Gray said he told his son.

Colt, who was 14 years old at the time of the shooting,  Read Entire Article