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News Articles: school shooting

Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray, arrives to the courtroom at the Barrow County courthouse on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Winder,Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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Trial to begin in Georgia for the father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of Colin Gray, whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school in September 2024. Gray faces 29 counts, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

February 09, 2026
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Families gather around the flagpole on campus at Apalachee High School

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A memorial at Apalachee High School, one year after a fatal shooting killed four

Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County that killed two students and two teachers. Members of the community gathered on campus to remember those lost.

September 05, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
Apalachee students speak at the state capitol

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Apalachee High School students speak at Georgia Capitol to commemorate shooting anniversary

Thursday marks one year since the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County that took the lives of two teachers and two students. Students and recent graduates who survived the shooting spoke at the Georgia Capitol to commemorate the occasion. 

September 04, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
A make-shift memorial is set up at Annunciation Catholic Church after the Wednesday's shooting at the school, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Minneapolis.

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Opinion: It's time to 'move our feet'

The shooting this week at a Minneapolis Catholic school that killed 2 children won't the be last such incident. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the cycle of school shootings and their aftermaths.

August 30, 2025
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  • Scott Simon
Families depart Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis following a mass shooting there on Aug. 27.

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Talking to kids about school shootings. Be truthful and follow their lead

Parents are struggling to figure out what to say to their children after another school shooting. We talked to some experts, who offered these guidelines.

August 29, 2025
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  • Katia Riddle and
  • Allison Aubrey
The National Memorial to Fallen Educators in Emporia, Kansas.

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Apalachee High School teachers are added to National Memorial to Fallen Educators

The teachers killed in last year's shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., are set to be honored at the site in Emporia, Kansas on June 19, 2025.

June 19, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County courthouse during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Lawyer signals teen accused in Georgia school shooting that killed 4 is likely to plead guilty

A lawyer says the teen accused of killing four people in a shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School is moving toward pleading guilty.

May 06, 2025
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  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
Students and parents file out of the campus of Appalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

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Georgia lawmakers OK bill to create school safety protocols as response to Apalachee High shooting

A bill that sets up new security protocols that are intended to prevent another school shooting in Georgia is now in the governor’s hands.

April 01, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin
Emergency vehicles are parked outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., following a shooting on Dec. 16, 2024.

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Experts warn that recent school shootings show growth in new radicalization pattern

Some researchers say these recent attacks are examples of "nonideological" terrorism — the result of several antisocial, decentralized, online networks coming together.

March 08, 2025
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  • Odette Yousef
A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after the Wednesday school shooting, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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In rare case, Georgia father jailed after his son was accused of a school shooting is granted bond

A judge has granted a $500,000 bond for the father of a 14-year-old boy who is accused of a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school. It's a rare case of a parent being charged after a school shooting.

February 12, 2025
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  • Associated Press
 Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, details plans for school safety legislation in a news conference on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.

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Father of Apalachee High School shooting victim backs Georgia push to track students

Georgia's state House speaker wants a statewide student database of disciplinary, mental health and law enforcement information to determine which students might commit violence at school. Republican Jon Burns also wants to mandate that each school system create a threat assessment team to evaluate tips about violence.

February 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after the Wednesday school shooting, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Top 10 stories that shaped Georgia politics and policy in 2024, a swing state year for the ages

All aboard ye ol’ time machine as we take stock of the year’s biggest stories in Georgia politics.

December 27, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
People attend a vigil on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Capitol building to mourn the victims of the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis.

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California man allegedly messaged Madison school shooter about plans ahead of attack

New information has emerged in the investigation into a school shooting at a small Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, though authorities are still searching for a motive.

December 19, 2024
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  • Meg Anderson
A police officer stands guard in front of Abundant Life Christian School on Monday in Madison, Wis.

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Here's what we know about the deadly school shooting in Wisconsin

The suspect is likely to have died from a gunshot wound, but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed by a medical examiner.

December 17, 2024
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  • Jason Breslow and
  • Ayana Archie
Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, enters the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Father of teen accused in Georgia school shooting pleads not guilty to charges against him

The father of a 14-year-old boy accused of carrying out a deadly mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

November 21, 2024
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