Georgia school shooter handed victims’ families ‘life sentence of trauma’, court hears
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Colt Gray, who was 14 at the time, pleaded guilty to 55 charges including four counts of murder for the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. During the sentencing hearing in July 2026, Shayna Aspinwall, the wife of a victim, delivered an emotional statement about the lasting impact on the families. Gray now faces sentencing for the attack that killed four people.
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Shayna Aspinwall, wife of victim Richard Aspinwall, addressed the court at the sentencing hearing.
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The shooting occurred on September 4, 2024.
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Loaded language removed<p>Colt Gray, who was 14 at time of attack on Apalachee high school, admits 55 charges including four counts of murder</p><p>The wife of a teacher killed in a high school shooting in Georgia two years ago told a court on Friday that the families of the four victims had been handed “a life sentence of grief and trauma” by the teenage student who murdered them.</p><p>Shayna Aspinwall, whose husband…
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The shooting occurred on September 4, 2024.
The GuardianColt Gray was 14 years old at the time of the Apalachee High School shooting.
The GuardianColt Gray admitted to 55 charges including four counts of murder.
The GuardianThe attack took place at Apalachee High School, about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta.
The GuardianShayna Aspinwall, wife of victim Richard Aspinwall, addressed the court at the sentencing hearing.
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