Framing Analysis
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with 55 counts including malice murder in the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting that killed two students and two teachers, is set for a non-negotiated plea and sentencing hearing on July 24 in Barrow County Superior Court. Gray, who was 14 at the time, previously pleaded not guilty and has remained in juvenile detention since arrest. Court documents were filed in Winder, Georgia, with Gray facing up to 180 years in prison.