Hearing on the charges for the Appalachee shooters dad sheds more light on what happened and why the dad was charged. Couple of telling things:
"GBI agent also revealed that investigators discovered what they described as a "shrine of sorts" behind Colt’s computer desk in his home. The shrine consisted of approximately 15 photographs and newspaper articles about past school shootings and school shooters, suggesting a fascination with similar incidents." - Sounds like something that would be hard to miss as a custodial parent.
The mother testified that he constantly talked about school shootings, and joked about becoming one. He asked his dad for a shooting mask, and when he asked why he needed it he said he wanted to "finish his school shooter outfit."
Even knowing this: "An investigator with the Barrow County Sheriff's Office testified that Colin Gray told him that he had purchased the gun for Colt Gray as a Christmas gift the previous year. He also mentioned that Colt had asked him for a larger magazine and he purchased one for him. Additionally, Colin Gray obtained a bore sight for the rifle and purchased ammunition for the gun. Colin Gray also reportedly told the investigator that Colt Gray had become increasingly violent with him and his mother over the last few months before the shooting." School shooting ideation openly displayed. Becoming more and more violent. So when you buy him a weapon and lots of ammo and equipment for it, what could possibly go wrong?
Btw, my wife talked with the mom of one of the students that witnessed the shooting. He sat next to one of the victims that was shot, and another sat behind him. He had to take his shirt off to use it to stem the bleeding of the student that sat next to him. He didn't make it.
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/wat...minary-hearing
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