Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA plea and sentencing hearing has been scheduled for July 24 for Colt Gray, a 16-year-old accused of a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in September 2024. Gray, who was 14 at the time of the incident, pleaded not guilty to 55 charges, including murder, after four people were killed and several others wounded. The judge filed a "Non-Negotiated Plea and Sentencing Hearing," indicating the state and defense have not agreed on a sentence, leaving the decision to the judge. Investigators testified that Gray carefully plotted the attack, carrying the rifle onto a school bus and leaving a notebook with detailed instructions and casualty estimates. Colt Gray's father, Colin Gray, was convicted in March for providing his son with the assault-style rifle used in the shooting and is awaiting sentencing. In fullApalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray set to to appear for plea and sentencingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Teen suspect in Apalachee High School shooting has sentencing hearing scheduled
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA plea and sentencing hearing has been scheduled for July 24 for Colt Gray, a 16-year-old accused of a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in September 2024. Gray, who was 14 at the time of the incident, pleaded not guilty to 55 charges, including murder, after four people were killed and several others wounded. The judge filed a "Non-Negotiated Plea and Sentencing Hearing," indicating the state and defense have not agreed on a sentence, leaving the decision to the judge. Investigators testified that Gray carefully plotted the attack, carrying the rifle onto a school bus and leaving a notebook with detailed instructions and casualty estimates. Colt Gray's father, Colin Gray, was convicted in March for providing his son with the assault-style rifle used in the shooting and is awaiting sentencing. In fullApalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray set to to appear for plea and sentencingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
