colt's mother says she was not aware that his father had bought the gun as a gift. she says she called a school counselor on the day of the shooting to warn them about a message she had received from colt, the counselor said, well, i wanted to let you know that earlier this morning, one of colt's teachers had sent me an email that said colt had been making references to school shootings between my gut feelings. >> the text messages, and now this email. y'all need to go like, run to the classroom. >> colt and his father face murder charges. authorities have not determined a motive. >> we turn now to a new study on the toll the pandemic took on teens. a new study is revealing unusual changes in teenagers brain development during the pandemic. the study found covid era lockdowns ended up aging teenagers brains faster than the usual rate, more than four years faster than usual in girls, compared to just over a year faster in boys. >> the authors hypothesize that adolescent girls were affected more than boys because they may be more dependent on that social interaction a

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colt gray is due in court today facing murder charges. he will be tried as an adult.word on when his father will be in court. >> breaking overnight new figures now confirmed this summer was the hottest on record for the northern hemisphere. the western u.s. is baking under some of the hottest temperatures of the year so far, with triple digits expected today in los angeles and record highs in the northwest and the risk for wildfires also dangerously high. two teens are facing arson charges for sparking this brush fire in riverside, california, back in july, which destroyed seven homes, causing $30 million in damage. they allegedly used illegal fireworks. >> hunter biden has pleaded guilty to federal tax charges. the president's son surprised prosecutors by taking a plea deal to avoid what could have become an embarrassing trial. he could face up to 17 years in prison and more than $1 million in fines. biden issued a statement saying, when it became clear to me that prosecutors were focused not on justice but dehumanizing me for my actions during my addiction, there wa

colt gray? >> gray respondiÓ moviendo la cabeza con voz muy baja a las preguntas del juez.sesinato agravado, un cargo por cada fallecido, pero el fiscal de distrito asegurÓ que no serÁn los Únicos. >> there will be additional charges on colt gray when he was taken into custody on wednesday. we did not have the identities or the conditions of the other victims. so we were not able to charge on those offenses el que tambiÉn apareciÓ por primera vez en corte fue el padre del sospechoso, collin gray. >> fue arrestado en la vÍspera porque las autoridades consideran que tambiÉn es responsable de la tragedia y han presentado mÚltiples cargos en su contra. dos cargos por asesinato en segundo grado, cuatro por homicidio involuntario y ocho por crueldad infantil. dos oficiales de alto rango dijeron a nuestra cadena hermana nbc que el seÑor gray le dio a su hijo el rifle ar15 que utilizÓ el miÉrcoles. las autoridades no han dado detalles al respecto. tambiÉn trascendiÓ que la madre de colt gray fue arrestada en diciembre de 2023 por violencia familiar, segÚn muestran documentos y Órde

at the fbi in may of 2023 when colt was 13 years old received several anonymous tips that colt was planningrt of mass shooting at a school. at that point the fbi dispatched deputies from the jackson county sheriff's department to interview colt and his father colin. at the time colin said that colt did have access to hunting rifles, but was never with them unsupervised. now two senior law enforcement officials are telling nbc news the father gave colt an ar-style weapon as a gift after that interview with law enforcement. of course, that's the same type of weapon that authorities are describing that was used in the mass shooting here at apalachee high school. >> priya sridhar, thank you very much. >>> coming up on "ana cabrera reports," with the economy on the campaign trial donald trump is serving up word salad on how he would address child care costs. >>> plus the trump campaign collision with the courts right now as we get more updates from the former president's appeal of his first e. jean carroll case. our team has the very latest next. (♪♪) i'm getting vaccinated with pfizer's pneumoc

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but in the same courtroom, 14 year old colt gray, first to go before a judge.rged as an adult in the rampage that killed two of his peers and two teachers. the da warning that more charges are on the way when he was taken into custody on wednesday. >> we did not have the identities or the conditions of the other victims, so we were not able to charge on those offenses. so when the evidence comes in and they've been have a chance to heal physically, emotionally and spiritually, we will get with them and there will be additional charges that address the other victims in the case. >> colt's father, colin, facing the same judge less than an hour later. according to sources, investigators believe he gifted colt the ar style rifle that was later used in the shooting. grayson rocking back and forth in his chair throughout the hearing, according to sources familiar with the investigation, colt gray had an apparent affinity for mass shooters. authorities combing through concerning social media posts believed to be from colt, including one threat to shoot up a middle sch

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speaking of the colts, the colts were in baltimore as they moved 40 years ago, but let's fast forwardlk about the giants or should i say blake snell pounded baltimore tonight. why did he get all of the love in the visitor's dugout? because he worked over the orioles batters. listen to this line. six innings, one hit, he had two punches in every inning but one. he is is agreasive with the lead. in the 9th, they kept pouring it on. adding two more runs, giants entered a two-game winning streak. baltimore lost 7 of 9. giants are just hanging on from playoff relevance. oh, yes, as promised we are going to roll up the sleeves here and get ready because here comes the kpix top 5 let's go. number 5, chargers/panthers. running for over 130 yards, stiff-arm, flipped his way into the end zone for a touchdown. chargers head coach jim harbaugh loved his style points >> that is something that i have never been able to do. i know people can do it rather easily. something i always tried to do. rehearsed it, i tried to flip off a diving board into water, i tried to do it off of a trampoline, i have,

now, colt gray appeared in court on friday. he didn't enter a plea. he knowingly allowed his son to possess a gun. colin gray, the father, did not enter a plea. he is charged in connection with ia offences, including second—degree murder, manslaughter and child cruelty. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news in the uk. the internationally renowned specialist children's hospital at great 0rmond street in london says it's reviewing more than 700 patients' cases after concerns were raised about former surgeon yasarjabbar. nicky schiller has more. now, he is reported to be an expert in limb reconstruction. now, so far, of the 39 cases that have been reviewed, more than half were found to have been harmed, and 13 patients severely. now, lawyers representing some of the families who were treated by yaserjabbar say children as young as four months old were subjected to unnecessary surgery and suffered life—changing injuries, with one child having to undergo an amputation that could possibly have been avo

now, colt gray appeared in court on friday. he didn't enter a plea.owingly allowed his son to possess a gun. colin gray, the father, did not enter a plea. he is charged in connection with 14 offences, including second—degree murder, manslaughter and child cruelty. jenny kumar. pope francis is continuing the longest tour of his papacy, departing papua new guinea for timor—leste. on a visit to the town of vanimo, the pope donned a traditional bird of paradise headdress. about a quarter of papua new guinea's residents are catholic, but pockets of the country face the challenge of tribal violence and deep—rooted beliefs around the existence of witchcraft. let's speak to paul collins, church historian and catholic commentator. hello to you. hello, sally. what do you make of how this trip is going so far? a long trip is going so far? a long trip for the pope at the age of 87. i trip for the pope at the age of 87. 4' trip for the pope at the age of 87. ~ �* , ., , 87. i think it's going very successfully. _ 87. i think it's going very successfully. one - 87.

>> bueno, justamente es lo que esta investigando la policia en estos momentos. >> ellos tienen a coltlo estan estan interrogando para saber que exactamente motivo este ataque, ya que hasta el momento no se ha dado cuenta de que fue lo que esta en estos a colt gray que no sabemos que paso y que llego a que el sospechoso llegara a hacer algo como lo que paso. >> 14 anos. >> increible destacar tambien que era solamente su segundo dia de escuela en esa escuela, en ese lugar y tambien aplaudir la labor de los maestros tambien de las personas que respondieron a esa escena, a los estudiantes tambien porque sabemos que este sospechoso estaba detenido apenas seis minutos despues de que sonara esa alarma. >> asi que evidentemente es algo del que tenemos que estar vi viviendo dia a dia y es algo sumamente lamentable que se vaya normalizando en nuestra sociedad. >> sin duda, y como decias, una cosa que dijo la policia fue justamente eso, agradecieron la facultad, el personal que estaba i en la escuela y agradecieron que esto no fuera peor, fue terrible lo que paso, cuatro personas perdieron la vi

the maternal grandfather of accused shooter colt gray is dealing with conflicting emotions.for his grandson and disgust other the crime he's accused of committing. >> he pulled the triggers. he killed people. and i -- he's my grandson. it breaks my damn heart. >> reporter: the 14-year-old who has not yet entered a plea was charged friday with involuntary manslaughter and second degree murder. new tonight, cbs news has learned of a text message between the suspect and his mother marcy gray on the morning of the mass shooting. >> marcy got a text on the phone from colt saying, i'm sorry, mother. and then we heard on the news of the shooting. >> the family has also revealed that colt's maternal grandmother was at the school the day before the shooting. >> they were having some problems with him not going to school. and this kind of thing. >> reporter: the georgia bureau of investigation says the boy's father, colin gray, bought the ar-style rifle for his teen the same type of weapon seen laying on the floor inside the school the day of the shooting. since wednesday's tragedy, t

abc news has learned that colin gifted the gun to colt for christmas last may. colt had possibly threatened to shoot up a middle school. at the time, his father told investigators that there were guns in the house, but that colt did not have unsupervised access. he said he was teaching his son about hunting. authorities say that colt opened fire on wednesday morning, killing four people and injuring at least nine others. >> you just hear gunshots. it was about 10 to 15 of them at once. >> back to back, and then everyone just kind of ducks to the floor, >> and we all kind of sporadically crawl. we don't really know which corner to go to. >> colt's aunt told abc news that he was, quote, begging for months for help with his mental health. all nine victims who were hurt are expected to make a full recovery. amanda. >> all right. gloria. thank you. >> and a major bust in the south bay. police seized weapons and explosives from a home near san jose. santa clara county law enforcement served a search warrant to enter the home near bailey avenue. police say the suspect

authorities had the suspect's name as colt and one student. was dead according to the reports, attend 30 am, the suspect was in custody, not injured. and then at 11:45 a woman who identified herself as colts and to made a tearful 911 calls saying she was afraid her nephew was involved in the shooting. this is part of what she told that dispatcher hey my mom's this man said that my nephew is this morning apalachee. okay. >> and as we previously reported, fred colt gray sent his mother an alarming cryptic text message before the shooting that only said, i'm sorry, mom, that text message prompted marcee gray to call the school, asking administrators to check on her son. the ant also shared that information with the dispatcher we will hear next okay. >> and you said that you've got a message from your nephew my mom just called me colt says mom, and his dad sorry. >> they called the school and for the california are getting end >> we're actively looking for colt gray, but there was a mix-up and they weren't able to get to him fast enough. colt gray

learned that colin gifted the gun to colt for christmas. last may, the fbi investigated several tips, saying that colt had possibly threatened to shoot up a middle school. at the time, his father told investigators that there were guns in the house, but colt did not have unsupervised access. he said he was teaching his son about hunting. authorities say that colt opened fire on wednesday morning, killing four people and injuring at least nine others. >> you just hear gunshots. it was about 10 to 15 of them at once. >> back to back, and then everyone just kind of ducks to the floor, >> and we all kind of sporadically crawl. we don't really know which corner to go to. >> colt's aunt told abc news that he was, quote, begging for months for help with his mental health. all nine victims who were hurt are expected to make a full recovery. amanda. >> all right. >> gloria. thank you. >> a major bust in the south ba. police seized weapons and explosives from a home near san jose. santa clara county law enforcement served a search warrant to enter th

officials suspect colt gray may have used that same weapon to kill four people and wound nine othersnot been apprehended at this time but they are searching for them. seven people have been injured, not all of them gunshots, some of them due to an accident. there are no deceased at this time and no—one was killed from this, thankfully. the state's governor, andy beshear, acknowledged the incident on x , warning people to avoid the scene. charges against the father of a us school shooter are raising fresh questions about the culpability of parents for their children's crimes. arrest warrants say colin gray provided his 14—year—old son colt with a gun last year, knowing that his son "was a threat to himself and others." officials suspect colt gray may have used that same weapon to kill four people and wound nine others at apalachee high school in georgia on wednesday. the charges come five months after michigan parents jennifer and james crumbley became the first parents held criminally responsible for their child's attack. to get more perspective on this, i've been speaking to kris br

they were looking for colt. >> the suspect's aunt previously told abc news colt had been, quote, begging for months for help with his mental health. family members describing his troubled home life. school officials declined to comment on the aunt's allegations that they were warned. the sheriff says they're investigating any phone calls to the school. neither the suspect nor his father, who also faces murder charges for allegedly buying him the gun, have entered a plea. rhiannon. andrew. >> all right. still, so many questions that need to be answered. >> and the investigation into the timeline that really does continue still. >> and another example in a mass shooting where a parent has been charged as well. yes. alison. thank you. thank you. >> record heat is fueling a fast moving wildfire in southern california's san bernardino county. it burned more than 17,000 acres. there are 35,000 homes and businesses in its path. thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as crews battling the flames are also dealing with record heat and very steep terrain there. another fire north of the bay a

colt gray, who authorities say? confessed to the winder high school attack, is charged with four counts of felony, murder and will be tried to send a load adult. his attorney, alfonso kraft junior, declined to comment and say when reached by phone, but piece by piece, the story is surfacing is very disturbing in be'eri, there was a families seem to know, but you know, i think is still curious. i mean, we know we've heard from the mom about the text. i'm sorry, mom, do we know whether there was anything more proceeding that for them to know for the mom to know for this aren't to know that that meant these measures were taken by this young man. i feel like there must be something else preceding the i'm sorry, mom. >> yes. >> yes. their a span of 30 minutes before the shooting actually happened, where officials say the mother placed the call to the school asking administrators, spokesman specifically, with a counselor saying, hey, there's something terribly wrong. i need you to find my son make sure that he's doing oka

she described colt as 5'8", small build. he did speak when answering the judge.icrophones didn't pick up his voice. they say he was very quiet. now again it was a very quick court appearance. the judge mentioned at the end that his father is scheduled to appear in the same courtroom in a half hour from now. so, of course, we'll get more information on that. but georgia law enforcement officials hold 54-year-old colin gray responsible for the tragedy that struck the high school this week charging him with the most severe charges ever filed against a student shooter. second degree murder and cruelty to children and manslaughter. >> these charges stem from mr. gray knowingly allowing his son, colt, to possess a weapon. >> police are also questioning the mother of colt gray who has a criminal history charged with family violence and drug possession after being found with meth and fentanyl. recently arrested this year for theft. we do believe she is cooperating with the investigation. our reporter in the courtroom did mention that they are bringing colt back in for so

. >> the maternal grandfather of accused shooter colt gray is dealing with conflicting emotions.ove for his grandson and disgust over the crime he's accused of committing. >> he pulled the triggers. he killed the people. and he's my grandson and it breaks my damn hart. >> the 14-year-old who has not yet entered a plea was charged friday with involuntary manslaughter and second degree murder. new tonight, cbs news has learned of a text message between the suspect and his mother, marcy gray, on the morning of the mass shooting. >> marcy got a text on the phone from colt saying "i'm sorry, mother." and then we heard on the news of the shooting. >> the family has also revealed colt's maternal grandmother was at the school the day before the shooting. >> they were having some problems with him not going to school and this kind of thing. >> the georgia bureau of investigation said the boy's father, collin gray, bought the ar-style rifle for his teen, the same weapon seen on the floor the day of the shooting. since wednesday's tragedy, there have been a wave of threats across georgia an

but first, for colin gray, who was the father, colin gray, the father of colt gray sun before we get to what he knew about his son's potential intentions, it's illegal in georgia to give a gun to a child, essentially, right. to just hand over, give them access to this weapon before we know what he knew about what his son one to do with it. >> right. the unfettered in a correction of the father our said that he did not have the gun was protected and that's definitely going to be an important issue that the father gave him the gun as a gift. and so the parents are supposed to as a minor, make sure that the gun is safe, make sure that the gun is protected, and something like this doesn't happen again, fbi received tips about threats of a school we'll shooting in may 2023, they interviewed colin and colt and coat denied making the threats. >> there was no probable cause, there was nothing that law enforcement could do in collins defense. will we expect to see and is it credible that he could say, i mean, they didn't arrest him? they didn't do anything. he denied doing it. how would i hav

they believed colt may have been involved. now, according to incident reports, the then 13 year old denied making these threats. here is a sheriff's investigator talking to colt gray's father last year. >> i've been at school like i'm on first name. i just was up there three days ago for his finals, talking to the principal. like, look, we talk about it quite a bit. all the school shootings, things that happened. yeah. it's scary. are you getting picked on at school? he is. he's getting picked on at school. and is everything okay? that's why i keep going up ther. >> the community is preparing to honor the four people killed in the shooting. in a number of memorial services. >> the nine other people who were injured by the gunfire are also recovering still tonight. reporter courtney bryant spoke to those who knew the victims. >> their faces and stories will forever be etched in the apalachee high school history. two teachers who by most accounts, sacrificed their own lives while trying to protect their students. >> i would have

and we know that the teenager, 14—year—old colt, has now been charged with four counts of murder.s, the investigators were pressed on the details as to how the teenager came to have the gun on this particular day. and the police weren't answering those questions in detail, saying that the investigation is still under way, but stressing that these charges stem directly from the actions of mr grey's son. there is some positive news. the nine people who were injured in addition to the four, the two children and two teachers who were killed, those nine are all expected to survive. in fact, some have been released from hospital and are all expected to recover from their injuries. thank you. it is said that in the last three months at the globe experienced the hottestjune and august ever recorded and the hottest day on record. a report said that 2024 saw the highest temperatures in the northern hemisphere, beating last year's record. a report suggests that this string of temperatures leaves 2024 at the hardest year on record. this was the warmest _ hardest year on record. ti 3 was the w

colt gray's father being arrested.faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. the judge told him what his potential punishments could be for each of those crimes. each count carries around ten years of imprisonment. that's a total of 180 years of imprisonment. we asked the georgia bureau of investigations director last night when he gave us the briefing what evidence he had to put these charges against the father of colt gray. he wouldn't give us too many details. at the heart of the matter, which you mentioned, is how colt gray got that ar-style rifle that we were told by authorities was used in this shooting that took place at apalachee high school. two senior law enforcement officials saying his father gifted that to him after fbi directed jackson county sheriff's deputies to interview colin and colt great one year ago after they were anonymously tipped off that colt was trying to carry out a shooting like we saw here. that's something th

they were looking for colt. >> the suspect's aunt previously told abc news colt had been, quote, begging for months for help with his mental health. family members describing his troubled home life. school officials declined to comment on the aunt's allegations that they were warned. the sheriff says they're investigating any phone calls to the school. neither the suspect nor his father, who also faces murder charges for allegedly buying him the gun, have entered a plea. rhiannon. andrew. >> alison. thank you. a frightening moment for a family on vacation in tennessee. a family came across a mother bear and her cubs. take a look. what in the actual. >> oh, my god. oh my god! >> this was in pigeon forge. the woman says she and her family ran inside just in time. >> very lucky there. time now for your monday weather. we are tracking a storm system in the gulf that could develop into francene today. it is expected to make landfall late wednesday or thursday, potentially as a weak category one hurricane. the storm could dump ten inches of rain in parts of louisiana, with widespread flooding

gray's father telling investigators there were guns in the house, but colt did not have unsuperviseds, adding that the teenager was being picked on and ridiculed at school. >> i worry about him in school and you know what? what would ever happen? >> the sheriff's office urged officials in jefferson city schools to monitor gray, but made no arrests, citing a lack of probable cause. gray later transferring schools. authorities say he brought an ar 15 style rifle to apalachee high school wednesday and opened fire, killing four people. video showing a long gun on the ground in a hallway. >> there was a second wave of shots that we heard. they were more rapid, and so that's when we were really like. we knew it was serious. >> the suspect surrendering to authorities just seven minutes after the school's newly installed panic alarm system was triggered, notifying students and staff to take cover and alerting authorities. two of the victims were students just 14 years old, mason schermerhorn and cristian angulo, seen here in a photo his family posted on a gofundme page. and two teachers, chr

charges on colt gray because we'd never addressed the other victims in the school at apalachee high. >> some students left wondering how they can possibly move forward do you think we'll be able to come back to school yes because i'm not going to walk in fear isabel rosales winder, georgia, cnn well, joining me now here in atlanta, cnn legal analyst and former u.s. attorney michael moore, good to have you here in studio. thanks for joining us this is only the second time ever in the u.s. where a parent has been charged in connection? with a mass shooting allegedly carried out by by a child in these these charges in this case with his parent, a pretty serious there are serious. >> i mean, i think probably this is not the last case that you'll see where parents charged. you're starting to see an awareness that there should be some parental supervision and that's what we saw in the first case. >> there was tried and there was a conviction in sentence of some length of time recently. >> and that is that there was a the parents should have known around the time that it happened. there was

colt gray? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: the judge outlining the charges. >> you are charged with four counts of felony murder. >> reporter: a short time later, the alleged shooter's father, 54-year-old colin gray, brought into the same courtroom, emotional, rocking back and forth in the chair, looking down, his eyes closed at times. the father charged with multiple counts of second-degree murder and manslaughter, accused of allowing his son to have access to the ar-15 style rifle used in the shooting. sources telling abc news this past christmas, he gave his then 13-year-old son the gun used in the shooting as a gift. just months after investigators interviewed both of them about a school shooting threat his son allegedly made online. and tonight, emma angulo, the heartbroken mother of 14-year-old christian angulo killed in the shooting, speaking out. "he didn't deserve this, he didn't deserve to die like this," she says, adding, "i miss him. i wish this was just a dream." late today, we spoke with

. >> reporter: tonight, authorities arresting the father of colt gray. >> the fbi has arrested coliny. charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder, eight counts of cruelty to children. charges stem from mr. gray knowingly allowing his son, colt, to possess a weapon. >> reporter: tonight, outrage and anger after it was revealed the suspected shooter was investigated a little more than a year ago for an alarming threat he allegedly made, causing law enforcement to question him and his family. >> why is it not a crime? it seems the simplest thing we can do is make it a crime to threaten your fellow students. >> reporter: the fbi confirmed they were tipped off about the georgia suspect in may of last year. the anonymous tips sparked by a disturbing post on the social media site discord linked to gray. the fbi saying he had possibly threatened to shoot up a middle school the next day. at the time, gray was in a different school in a neighboring county. the jackson county sheriff's office interviewed gray and his father. according to the records

my son colt is not a monster. cnn has checked in with the families of the victims to see if they would like to respond to that open letter from marcee gray. meanwhile, cnn also obtained this video a video that could be very important as colt gray's access to firearms as being highly scrutinized here, we know from the georgia bureau of investigations, they are looking into this video dated january of 2023. it's a screen recording off of the instagram account of marcee gray that appears to be cold posing with a rifle and a dead deer during a hunt with his father, his father called willing that the greatest day, praising his shooting skills. now, colt's maternal grandfather, i spoke with him just yesterday. he criticized colin, the father, for buying a cold an ar ar-15 style rifle just a couple of months after that hunt, our reporting indicated that that was a gift for the holidays. here's what charles polhamus had to say about that she would have been the first place, but he's days on both counting rivals are all ri

marcy gray says when her son colt texted her that morning with a simple "i'm sorry, mom." she said she knew something was wrong. she called a school counselor. >> the counselor said, i want you to know that one of colt's teachers had sent me an email that said colt had been making references to school shootings. >> david: about 30 minutes later, her son allegedly opening fire, killing four people. >>> when we come back tonight, the manhunt intensifying tonight for the sniper suspect accused of shooting and wounding five people on an american interstate. >>> and later here, we'll show you where the two candidates will be debating one another, right down here behind me, just a short time from now. it's okay to for them to show off. show off their clearer skin and noticeably less itch with dupixent. because children 6 months and older with eczema have plenty of reasons to show off their skin. with dupixent, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, they can stay ahead of their eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can caus

of barrow county stepped out and addressed the media sharing that colt gray will face additional charges. the day of the shooting on wednesday they were not able to assess the conditions of the injured victims. the d.a. said that once those victims are healed the court will bring those additional charges. i do want to bring you into the courtroom this morning. ist was full of the victims' friends and family. judge addressed the teenage shooter telling him he faces life if prison but the death penalty. now minutes after the hearing was finished, colt gray was brought back into the courtroom for a correction by the judge stating he would not face the death penalty. now although the teen is being tried as an adult, the u.s. supreme court banned death penalties for juveniles back in 2005. colt did remain composed during the hearing, unlike his father. 54-year-old colin gray visibly distressed rocking back and forth and appeared to be even crying during the extent of his hearing. he is facing involuntary manslaughter, second degree murder and cruelty to children. the most severe charges ever

colin is colt gray's father that was arrested yesterday.o counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children. >> two teenagerers and two students were killed in the shooting and the teenaged suspected gunman will be tried for their murders. cbs' mark strassmann reports from the scene. >> reporter: in equal parts grief and shock, winder is grappling with wednesday's horror at apalachee high school. we're getting our first look at suspect colt gray, his mug shot. he had local law enforcement worried as early as last year. >> it's sad that we have that kind of evil in our society. >> reporter: janice mangum is the sheriff in neighboring jackson county. her deputies first questioned the gray family in 2023. the issue, the fbi had received anonymous tips about online school shooting threats posted on an app called discord. its user name referred to the 2012 sandy hook gunman. in an incident report obtained by cbs news, a deputy reported that the teen assured me he never made any threats to shoot up the school. investigator m

his name is colt gray. 14 years old.tudent at the school according to authorities, who is expected to be tried as an adult even though he's 14 years old in the aftermath of this deadly shooting. >> we know the suspects was interviewed by law enforcement in relation to those online threats in may of 2023. what are we learning about how that unfolded and what came of that investigation? >> so we now have an incident report from that series of events over a year ago. according to this incident report, i'm going to read a portion of this for you now. we're going to put it on screen. authorities in this report say colt, the suspect in the shooting, colt assured me he never made any threats to shoot up any school. i urged the father to keep his firearms locked away and he advised him to keep colt out of school until this matter could be resolved. the father, according to this report, said that school was already out for the year at this point. according to authorities, they have said multiple times there was not probable cause

a. 40s, had the suspect's name as colt and one student was that according the reports at 10:30 a.m. the suspect was in custody, not injured. and then at 11:45 a.m. a woman who identified herself as colt gray's and made a tearful 911 call saying she was afraid her 14-year-old nephew was involved in the shooting. thisis is part of what she told the dispatcher hey, my mom's man said that my nephew this morning >> okay very hard to hear and barrow county sheriff jud smith said in an interview with cnn affiliate wxia, the ar-15 style rifle used in the shooting was hidden in grace backpack when he left home for school that morning yes. well, as the bullets, he was going to use colt gray, who authorities say confessed to the winder high school attack, is charged with four counts of felony murder and will be tried to send adult his attorney declined to comment wednesday when reached by phone. now, school administrators are planning for a gradual reopening of apalachee high school the week of temper 23rd, but let me tell you, fred, last week i was talking to some of those students it's reall

bought the ar-style gun used in the shook -- the shooting as a gift for his son colt. the teen has been charged as an adult. >> you never think something like this would ever happen, not here. >> reporter: now the community is coming together to heal and mourn the loss of two 14-year-old freshmen, christian angulo and mason schermerhorn. ester mathias is christian's classmate. >> he was a very sweet kid. he did not deserve this. >> reporter: an eyewitness said 53-year-oldal teacher christina irimie died after jumping in front of a student to protect him. 39-year-old football coach richard aspinwall was also killed. >> i wish it was all just a dream. i mean, me and my team, me and my friends, we could wake up. >> reporter: according to an incident report from the jackson county sheriff's office, they interviewed the suspect and his father last year regarding anonymous posts threatening another school on the online platform discord under a user name referring to the 2012 sandy hook gunman. at the time the suspect denied making the threats, and deputies determined there w

. >> there will be additional charges on colt gray when he was taken into custody on wednesday.ims. so we were not able to charge on those offenses. >> el que tambiÉn apareciÓ por primera vez en corte fue el padre del sospechoso collin gra. fue arrestado en la vÍspera porque las autoridades consideran que tambiÉn es responsable de la tragedia y han presentado mÚltiples cargos en su contra. dos cargos por asesinato en segundo grado, cuatro por homicidio involuntario y ocho por crueldad infantil. dos oficiales de alto rango dijeron a nuestra cadena hermana nbc que el seÑor gray le dio a su hijo el rifle ar15 que utilizÓ el miÉrcoles. las autoridades no han dado detalles al respecto. tambiÉn trascendiÓ que la madre de colt gray fue arrestada en diciembre de 2023 por violencia familiar, segÚn muestran documentos y Órdenes de arresto en el condado de burrow. muestran cargos en su contra por posesiÓn de drogas como metanfetaminas y fentanilo. familiares cercanos dicen que cold gray es una vÍctima del ambiente en el que ha vivido, donde los adultos le fallaron. pero hasta el momento, l

. >> segÚn informes del fbi, colt ya tenÍa antecedentes.roteo escolar, las cuales contenÍan varias fotografÍas de armas. las autoridades rastrearon el origen de la publicaciÓn en georgia y remitieron la informaciÓn al alguacil del condado de jackson, quien entrevistÓ a un joven de 13 aÑos y a su padre. el padre declarÓ que tenÍa armas de caza en el hogar, pero que el sujeto no tenÍa acceso a ellas sin supervisiÓn. el sujeto negÓ haber hecho amenazas en lÍnea. el condado de jackson alertÓ a las escuelas locales para que continuaran monitoreando al sujeto. hoy, el fbi confirma que este joven resultÓ ser el autor de la masacre de hoy. el director de investigaciones de georgia aÑadiÓ que se estÁn analizando numerosas pruebas, pero no hay indicios de que colt tuviera un cÓmplice. el serÁ juzgado como adulto y enfrenta a cuatro cargos de asesinato. >> aranza, sonia, muchas gracias. y le daremos seguimiento a esta investigaciÓn. y a propÓsito del tema, segÚn un estudio del diario washington post, se han registrado 416 tiroteos en escuelas estadoun

two law enforcement sources tell nbc news that colt gray's father collin, gave his underage son a ar-15-style rifle as a present. this was after authorities had interviewed the father and son last year. authorities have arrested collin gray, charging him with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of child cruelty. >> reporter: mourners arrive at the apalachee high school flagpole, adding flowers and balloons to the impromptu memorial, one day after violence erupted at the school. >> and then we heard shots fired. and we ran back into the room. and we just all piled up on top of each other in the corner. >> reporter: investigators say a student opened fire with what authorities call a ar-style weapon. two students, mason schermerhorn and christian angulo were killed as well as two math teachers, christina irmie and richard as aspinwall. >> they have a button on their i.d. we got multiple calls on where to respond in that general area. it also locks down the school screens. >> reporter: the shooter, identified as colt gray, a new st

colt gray has been charged with four counts of felony murder. he has been held at gainesville regional youth detention center and a significant significant development overnight, the georgia bureau of investigation is confirmed that colin gray, the father of the apalachee high school shooter, has been arrested and charged in connection with the crime the 54-year-old is now facing eight counts of cruelty to children in the second degree, two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the second-degree. >> in another four counts of involuntary manslaughter why did authorities decide to charge the suspect's father? >> this is what georgia bureau of investigation director chris hosey, have to say about it these charges stem from mr. gray knowingly allowing his son, colt to possess a weapon that he is in custody at this time? >> the arrest was made when we had the probable cause to make the arrest and overnight, we have also learned that both father and son had been on law enforcement's radar for at least two years in july of 2022, john, the family was ev

we do on their thank colt's father even told police he been trying to teach his son about gun safety yeah. i want you to talk to him just to just tell him why i don't know. >> i don't know anything about him saying like that, and i'm going to be mad as hell if he did and then all the guns will go away and they won't be accessible you know, i'm trying to be honest. we i'm trying to teach about firearms and safety and how to do it all getting me interest in the outdoors and december of 2023 to law enforcement sources say colin gray purchased the gun, allegedly used this shooting as a holiday gift for his son. >> colin gray did not enter a plea, faces a maximum penalty of 180 years in prison. the charges against him are the most serious bout against the parent of an alleged school shooter. and this is only the second time a parent has been charged in connection with a minor carrying out a mass shooting, be purchasing a weapon in december of 2023, under conditions where potentially your son should not have won is troubling, but i do think we are in a world where prosecutors are looking t

they both appeared in court earlier this morning for the first time. 14-year-old get this 14-year-old colt gray listened as a judge explained, he could get life in prison if he's found guilty. the teen is charged with four counts of felony murder for killing two students and two teachers, nine other people were wounded and only minutes after he was led out of the courtroom, his father was brought in. colin gray, 54-years-old, sat down in front of the same judge and had his charges read for the same crimes. cnn's rafael romo is joining us now from winder, georgia, we're all this is unfolding rafael, tell us more about the back-to-back fathers sun court appearances today yeah. >> well, it's hard to fathom what happened here this morning as you were saying, were talking about back-to-back father and son court appearances for a mass shooting that has gutted this community and uphold the nation, the families of the victims were in the courtroom buying a different moments during the proceedings, made it for a very emotional moment than the sun 14-year-old colt gray appeared first. his arms were

gray knowingly allowing his son, colt, to possess a weapon 14-year-old colt gray faces four counts of felony murder. >> authorities say the teen admitted his guilt while being questioned family and friends have been paying tribute to the victims, two students and two teachers were killed wednesday, just two weeks into the new school year. apalachee high school math teacher christina preemie was celebrating her birthday with her students when she was killed. she's being remembered for her dedication. fellow math teacher and football coach richard aspinwall is being described as quote, very passionate and they're also remembering two children killed in the shooting, 14-year-old student mason schermerhorn and 14-year-old student, christina a gulag, whose family described him. christian angulo rather whose family described him as quote, a very good kid and very sweet and so caring meanwhile, there is still hope for the nine others who were injured obviously we were lifting up those families. our hearts are hurting for them, are kids, our students, our teachers but the nine injured i'm ver

the barrow county sheriff saying he offered a confession to sow colt and custody. with handcuffs on he is cooperating with as far as i'm talking, they still talking i think they described i did it. but the thing that goes were trying to figure out as a 14-year-old why why would you why would you do this? >> all right. joining me now to discuss cnn legal analyst, joey jackson. joey, good morning to you. i always grateful to have you on the show let's start with the charging of the father in this instance, this is obviously something that we have seen in in recent instances of school shootings the parents of ethan crumbley in michigan were convicted in that particular case how do you see the facts of this one as we know them? and what do you think is going to be most relevant as authorities look to try to prosecute his father as well. >> yeah. >> kasie, good morning to you. yes. we have seen this and unfortunately, very very short time ago. remember, we just february of this past year, right. and march where james crumbley and ethan crumbley, you referring to the mic

colt gray did not enter a plea in court at this time. >> we honor. there is not a request for ban the gene is accused of opening fire with an ar 15 style rifle at apalachee high school in winder, georgia. i thought i was going to die killing math teachers christina error me and richard aspinwall along with 14-year-old students mason schermerhorn and christian angulo back in court today, devastated families of the victims embraced and cried the suspect's father, colin gray, also made his first court appearance. >> colin gray was arraigned on multiple counts of involuntary manslaughter second-degree murder, and child cruelty and arrest warrant says that 54-year-old allegedly gave his son a gun quote with knowledge that he was threat to himself and others. >> you don't have to have been physically injured in this to be a victim. everyone in this community is the victim. every child in that school was a victim. >> the fbi says it may of 2023, law enforcement interviewed the father and son after receiving several anonymous tips about online threats to com

and this is what his father told investigators when he was interviewed saying, quote, colt is allowed to use them when supervised, talking about the hunting rifles we're in the home. but does not have unfettered access to them. the father went on to say that colt assured me that he never made any threats to shoot up any school. i urge colin to keep his firearms locked up and advised him to keep cold out of the school until this matter could be resolved. what's unclear at this point is if those interviews, if this discussion with law enforcement officers, if any of it was communicated with the school officials here. and look for all the questions there are this morning and this afternoon about what happened here yesterday. there's clearly a lot that was done right here by the school. they had automatic doors that locked and they also implemented recently a new security system that was consequential. police say getting law enforcement officers here as quickly as they responded. for us. >> and nic one eyewitness actually spoke to cnn yesterday. she was sitting next to the suspect in clas