GBI Arrests Father of Georgia School Shooting for ‘Knowingly Allowing His Son, Colt to Possess a Weapon’

COOPER You can see ░░░░░░░░ are gathering We ll ░░░░░░░░ you that press conference ░░░░░░░░ it begins let s ░░░░░░░░ in HOSEY We wanted ░░░░░░░░ come back and update ░░░░░░░░ on the progress of ░░░░░░░░ case this evening appreciate ░░░░░░░░ being here In coordination ░░░░░░░░ District Attorney Brad Smith ░░░░░░░░ GBI has arrested Colin ░░░░░░░░ age 54 in connection ░░░░░░░░ the shooting here at ░░░░░░░░ High School Colin is ░░░░░░░░ Gray s father that ░░░░░░░░ arrested yesterday He is ░░░░░░░░ with the following Four ░░░░░░░░ of involuntary manslaughter two ░░░░░░░░ of second degree murder ░░░░░░░░ eight counts of cruelty ░░░░░░░░ children Mr Gray these ░░░░░░░░ stem from Mr Gray ░░░░░░░░ allowing his son Colt ░░░░░░░░ possess a weapon This ░░░░░░░░ a very difficult time ░░░░░░░░ we know for students ░░░░░░░░ parents and so many ░░░░░░░░ know of students and ░░░░░░░░ here in this county ░░░░░░░░ around this state are ░░░░░░░░ You all have likely ░░░░░░░░ reports of incidents of ░░░░░░░░ students making threats today ░░░░░░░░ various schools around our ░░░░░░░░ In each of these ░░░░░░░░ police and law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ charges they made arrests ░░░░░░░░ very swiftly as we ░░░░░░░░ incidents like this very ░░░░░░░░ across this state This ░░░░░░░░ a time for all ░░░░░░░░ us as a community ░░░░░░░░ a state to come ░░░░░░░░ and remain vigilant Students ░░░░░░░░ be supported and encouraged ░░░░░░░░ in this community across ░░░░░░░░ state to contact a ░░░░░░░░ of their school faculty ░░░░░░░░ any and all concerns ░░░░░░░░ suspicious activity that they ░░░░░░░░ see Local state and ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement will continue ░░░░░░░░ work together around the ░░░░░░░░ in relation to this ░░░░░░░░ here and any other ░░░░░░░░ that come up around ░░░░░░░░ state that raise concern ░░░░░░░░ the safety of our ░░░░░░░░ faculty and citizens here ░░░░░░░░ the state of Georgia ░░░░░░░░ Colt Gray that was ░░░░░░░░ yesterday for this incident ░░░░░░░░ now been charged with ░░░░░░░░ counts of felony murder ░░░░░░░░ again we will continue ░░░░░░░░ work tirelessly to finish ░░░░░░░░ this investigation as we ░░░░░░░░ forward I will go ░░░░░░░░ and mention to you ░░░░░░░░ as I say sometimes ░░░░░░░░ m going ahead and ░░░░░░░░ to you because as ░░░░░░░░ all know that this ░░░░░░░░ a murder investigation It ░░░░░░░░ a very serious investigation ░░░░░░░░ that we take serious ░░░░░░░░ that we will continue ░░░░░░░░ diligently work on and ░░░░░░░░ very thorough with it ░░░░░░░░ the GBI and our ░░░░░░░░ partners here So you ░░░░░░░░ have to forgive us ░░░░░░░░ we don t answer ░░░░░░░░ lot of the questions ░░░░░░░░ you ask I know ░░░░░░░░ have many and we ░░░░░░░░ we could answer many ░░░░░░░░ them for you but ░░░░░░░░ still obviously want to ░░░░░░░░ the integrity of this ░░░░░░░░ because it has a ░░░░░░░░ way to go for ░░░░░░░░ to be finished Again ░░░░░░░░ also want to remind ░░░░░░░░ that we need to ░░░░░░░░ to pray and support ░░░░░░░░ victims that were involved ░░░░░░░░ The school teachers the ░░░░░░░░ the students obviously those ░░░░░░░░ lost their lives their ░░░░░░░░ and those that were ░░░░░░░░ So I d like ░░░░░░░░ call on the sheriff ░░░░░░░░ come and give you ░░░░░░░░ brief update on the ░░░░░░░░ of those that were ░░░░░░░░ from yesterday s event ░░░░░░░░ you Smith Thank you ░░░░░░░░ Hosey As Director Hosey ░░░░░░░░ I d like to ░░░░░░░░ that obviously we re ░░░░░░░░ up those families our ░░░░░░░░ are —“