2024 Apalachee High School shooting

Apalachee High School shooting
The school several months later
Location of Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia
LocationApalachee High School
Barrow County, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates33°56′54″N 83°47′9″W / 33.94833°N 83.78583°W / 33.94833; -83.78583
DateSeptember 4, 2024
c. 10:20 – 10:26 a.m. (EDT)
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting
WeaponSIG Sauer M400 semi-automatic rifle
Deaths4
Injured9 (7 by gunfire)
MotiveUnder investigation
Accused
  • Colt Gray
  • Colin Gray (Colt's father)
ChargesColt:
Felony murder (4 counts)

Colin:

On September 4, 2024, a School shooting occurred at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia, United States. The suspect, 14-year-old Colt Gray, allegedly shot eleven people. Two students and two teachers were killed, while seven others were injured by gunfire.

Gray was taken into police custody and charged with four counts of felony murder. His father, Colin Gray, was also charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in relation to the shooting, having bought his son the gun allegedly used in the attack.

The shooting is the deadliest school shooting in the history of Georgia.