Apalachee High shooting suspect appears in court
Colt Gray, accused in the Sept. 4, 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed four and wounded nine in Winder, Georgia, appeared before Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm on Dec. 9, 2025. Defense attorney Aisha Broderick said Gray’s medical evaluation is still underway and expected by late February, with the next hearing set for March 18, 2026; Gray faces 55 counts including four felony murders, while his father faces 29 counts tied to the case.
📌 Key Facts
- Court appearance: Dec. 9, 2025, before Judge Nicholas Primm in Barrow County Superior Court
- Medical evaluation expected to be completed by end of February; next hearing March 18, 2026
- Charges: 55 counts for Colt Gray (including four felony murders); 29 counts for father Colin Gray
📊 Relevant Data
In the 2023-2024 school year, Apalachee High School's student body was 42% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% two or more races, and 4% Asian.
Apalachee High School in Winder GA — SchoolDigger
80% of perpetrators in school shootings obtained the firearm from family members.
Mass shootings in the United States — Wikipedia
92% of K-12 school mass shooters were suicidal prior to or during the shooting.
Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories — National Institute of Justice
44% of mass public shooters from 1996 to 2019 leaked their plans prior to the act.
Mass shootings in the United States — Wikipedia
Since the Columbine shooting in 1999 through 2021, 49% of mass public shootings were committed by non-Hispanic White perpetrators, who comprise about 59% of the US population, but they are overrepresented in incidents with the most victims, with a median of 6 fatalities compared to 5 for non-Hispanic Black perpetrators.
US Mass public shootings since Columbine: victims per incident by race and ethnicity of the perpetrator — ScienceDirect
96% of mass public shootings since 1999 were committed by male perpetrators, who comprise about 49% of the US population.
US Mass public shootings since Columbine: victims per incident by race and ethnicity of the perpetrator — ScienceDirect