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    Pictured: Georgia school shooting suspect Colt Gray, 14, seen in mug shot as aunt says he was ‘begging for help’

    By Chris Nesi, Olivia Land,

    2024-09-05

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    Police have released the mug shot for Georgia school shooting suspect Colt Gray — as his aunt said the 14-year-old was “begging for help” prior to the shooting.

    The mug shot shows baby-face Gray with long dyed hair and a blank stare.

    The first pictures of Gray emerged on Thursday, with one showing him in his 2022 yearbook — smiling and wearing a thick necklace and a red Georgia Bulldogs T-shirt. The alleged gunman would have been age 12 or 13.

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    A mug shot of the accused shooter, Colt Gray. via REUTERS
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    Gray allegedly opened fire inside a Georgia high school Wednesday, killing 4. via REUTERS
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    Gray, seen here in a 2022 yearbook photo, is accused of Wednesday’s Georgia school shooting.

    Dad of alleged Ga. school shooter Colt Gray arrested, hit with murder and manslaughter charges: officials

    Gray was taken into custody Wednesday minutes after he allegedly opened fire in Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., killing two fellow students and two teachers , according to authorities.

    Nine others were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

    His aunt, Annie Brown, told the Washington Post on Thursday that the boy had been “begging for help from everybody around him.”

    She said he had been struggling with his mental health prior to the shooting.

    Accused Ga. school shooter Colt Gray, 14, received gun used in massacre as Christmas gift from dad — months after online threats probe: sources

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    Four were killed and nine injured in the attack. Storyful

    “The adults around him failed him,” she lamented.

    Brown, who lives in Florida, declined to elaborate on her nephew’s mental health struggles, but said she tried to get him help from a distance.

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    Apalachee High School math teacher Richard Aspinwall was killed in the shooting. Apalachee High School
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    Fellow math teacher Christina Irimie was also killed. Apalachee High School

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    The boy had a troubled home life that exacerbated his issues, she added.

    Brown enrolled Gray at Haymon-Morris Middle School in Barrow County in January, so that he could finish the eighth grade following a period of absenteeism, she told the Washington Post.

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    Mason Schermerhorn was one of two students killed in the rampage. QuinTrilla Johnson / Facebook
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    14-year-old student Christian Angulo was killed Wednesday. GOFUNDME

    He started ninth grade at Apalachee when classes resumed on Aug. 1, just over a month before the shooting.

    The teen was investigated by the FBI in May 2023 over online school shooting threats , which included posts with photos of guns, the agency revealed Wednesday.

    Gray, then 13, and his father were interviewed by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at the time.

    For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.

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    WeNeedWORLDPeace
    26d ago
    Has anyone seen the Jackson County Georgia Police 15 minute Body-cam in May, 2023 on Court TV, interviewing him & his Dad, (while his Dad continued to drink his beer in front of the cops)because they received a complaint about a threat he made online? The cops didn’t take it serious, BOTH him & his Dad LIED! He DENIED making the threat claiming he was not familiar with that website & the cops went on their merry way! Now 2024! The cops should have done more INVESTIGATING! Things could have been a lot DIFFERENT September 2024! 😳😩😢💔🤦🏽‍♀️
    Jodi Caye
    27d ago
    The aunt is saying how troubled he was y not step in and take him from the situation?when I knew my nieces and nephews were in a bad situation at home I stepped in and took them out of the situation SMH, she's no better
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