Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance on Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Georgia. Colin Gray is the latest parent to be charged and convicted in the U.S. in connection with a mass shooting carried out by their child. Judge Primm noted the novelty of the school shooting case, saying it’s the first of its kind in Georgia and the second he’s aware of in the nation. Several of the family members of those killed in the school shooting addressed the court on Thursday, speaking to the pain they continue to endure. Several other parents have been convicted in the U.S. in connection with a mass shooting carried out by their children.