Georgia DA Declines Charges Against Colt Gray's Mother After 4-Killing School Shooting
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Updated · CNN · Aug 2
Georgia DA Declines Charges Against Colt Gray's Mother After 4-Killing School Shooting
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 2
Summary
Brad Smith said after Colt Gray was sentenced to life without parole plus 20 years that he will not charge Marcee Gray over the 2024 Apalachee High School shooting.
Smith said Marcee Gray lacked custody, proximity and any role in providing the AR-15-style rifle, leaving prosecutors unable under Georgia proximate-cause law to tie her criminally to the four killings.
Jail calls played in court showed Marcee Gray discussing mass-shooter images and trying to avoid detention-center scrutiny, but legal experts said those post-shooting conversations were distasteful rather than criminal.
Smith also ruled out abuse-related charges despite state findings of 12 categories of neglect and evidence of physical abuse, saying such a case could require portraying Colt Gray as the victim and even calling him to testify.