Student Colt Gray, 14, named as Georgia High School shooter
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By GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO, CHIEF U.S. REPORTER and WILL POTTER
PUBLISHED: 11:51 EDT, 4 September 2024 | UPDATED: 18:25 EDT, 4 September 2024
The mass shooter who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School, in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday morning has been named as Colt Gray.
The high school, which is home to around 1,900 students, is 25 miles west of Athens. Nine victims were taken to hospitals with gunshot injuries, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The shooting was reported at 10.23am - and Gray surrendered to police when he was apprehended.
Colt Gray is a 14-year-old student who attended Apalachee High School, authorities confirmed.
16:36
BREAKING:SHOOTING SUSPECT IS NAMED
• The Georgia mass shooter has been named as Colt Gray
• Gray is a 14-year-old student at Apalachee High School
• He is accused of killing two students and two teachers and injuring nine others
• Gray, who surrendered to police, will be tried for murder as an adult
16:35
BREAKING:CONFIRMED: Two students, two teachers dead
• Police confirmed that there are a total of four victims dead
• They are two students, and two adults
• The suspect, Colt Gray, will be charged as an adult
18:07
Student says she was sat next to Colt Gray minutes before he opened fire
• A junior at the school, Lyela Sayerath, said she was sat next to Colt Gray in algebra class minutes before he began the shooting spree.
• She told CNN that Colt left the classroom at the beginning of their class at 9:45am, around half an hour before active shooter alerts sounded.
• Gray didn't take a bathroom pass, she said, leading her to initially think he was merely skipping class - before a loudspeaker announcement told teachers to check their emails.
• Shortly after, Sayerath said Gray returned outside their classroom, and went to open the door for him before jumping back at the sight of his gun.
• 'I guess he saw we weren’t going to let him in. And I guess the classroom next to me, their door was open so I think he just started shooting in the classroom,' she said.
• She said he proceeded to fire off a number of bullets 'one after another', adding: 'When we heard it, most people just dropped to the floor and like kind of crawled in an area like piled on top of each other.'
• Sayerath said her friend was in the next classroom and witnessed someone being shot, which left him 'shaken up'. 'He saw somebody get shot. He had blood on him. He was kinda limping. He looked horrified,' she added.
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Sheriff gives emotional speech after shooting
• Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith gave an impassioned speech about the shooting at an evening press conference.
• 'I never imagined that I would be speaking to the media in my career over the pure evil that happened today.
• 'This hits home for me. I was born and raised here, I went to school in this school system. My kids go to this school system. I am proud of this school system.
• 'My heart hurts for these kids and this community.
• 'Hate will not prevail in this county. I want that to be very clear and known. Love will prevail over what happened here today. I assure you of that.'
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