The mother of the young teenager who shot and killed four people at a Georgia high school last week has revealed more information about the “red flags” she noticed before the crime took place.
Marcee Gray, the mother of 14-year-old Colt Gray, said in a recent interview that she had been in contact with the school ahead of the shooting—and that they had informed her about warning signs that they had noticed. Upon calling Apalachee High School on Wednesday September 4, Marcee was told by a counselor that Colt had been “making references to school shootings” earlier that day.
This information was passed onto the counselor by one of the boy’s teachers. When she heard this news, Marcee said that she told the school worker that they had to “run to the classroom” to prevent disaster involving her son. She added that she was prompted to worry to that extent because she had received an eerie message from the boy as well.
The texts said, “I’m sorry, Mom,” and “You’re not to blame for this.” The boy’s father had reportedly been sent similar messages. Additionally, Marcee revealed that she had contacted the school almost a week before the shooting, desiring her son to be “admitted” for “inpatient treatment” which Colt agreed to.
Marcee described that she hit the floor and “just started screaming” when she heard about the shooting, adding that she “just knew” what had happened. The distraught mother said the tragedy was “unfathomable” and expressed that she would “take their place,” referring to the victims, “in a heartbeat” if she could.
The additional information from the shooter’s mother comes days after she revealed that she called the school to warn them about an “extreme emergency.” The call lasted 10 minutes and was made at 9:50 in the morning, just 30 minutes before the shooting started. Someone went to see if Colt was in his math class, but he was not.
The young student is accused of using an AR-style firearm at the school property. Four people—two 14-year-old students, Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn, and teachers Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie—were fatally shot. An additional seven were struck with bullets and two more injured. Those who did not die are expected to recover.
Colt has been charged with four counts of felony murder. His father, Colin Gray, was also charged with second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and cruelty to children for allowing his son to access the gun when knowing he was a risk to himself and others.
