# 🇺🇸 Investigators in Georgia are probing how a 14-year-old obtained a semiautomatic rifle By [The Index](https://paragraph.com/@joanjoanwestenberg.com) · 2024-09-05 --- 🇺🇸 Investigators in Georgia are probing how a 14-year-old obtained a semiautomatic rifle used in a tragic school shooting at Apalachee High, leaving four dead and nine injured. The shooter, Colt Gray, was previously questioned by authorities over online threats in 2023 but no action was taken. Now charged as an adult, Gray's motive and the rifle's origin are under scrutiny. As the community mourns with a prayer vigil, the shooting reignites the nation's debate on gun control, while families grieve the loss of beloved students and teachers. * * * Washington Post --------------- [**Georgia school-shooting suspect struggled with mental health, aunt says**](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/05/suspected-shooter-georgia-school-shooting-apalachee-high/) * * * The New York Times ------------------ [**Police Interviewed Georgia Suspect About Shooting Threats in 2023**](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/09/04/us/georgia-shooting-apalachee-high-school) * * * The ABC ------- [**Teenage student charged with murder after four people killed in school shooting in Georgia**](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-05/four-killed-in-us-school-shooting/104312798) * * * The Guardian ------------ [**Georgia school shooting: teen suspect was interviewed over threats last year**](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/05/georgia-shooting-apalachee-boy-interviewed) * * * WSJ --- [**Accused Georgia Shooter to Make First Court Appearance Friday**](https://www.wsj.com/us-news/accused-georgia-shooter-to-face-murder-charges-in-court-friday-0b4e2f09?mod=hp_lead_pos10) * * * ### Bluesky [ ![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rnma6rthdc6ro5giv3xq2hda/bafkreiaoytwaeh4twl6bpgjgtp5slul2wrrl67qjk6tjaoqnjblyi5nruq@jpeg) https://bsky.app G. Willow Wilson (@gwillow.me) ------------------------------ I will tell you the one thing I think would make a dramatic difference in the number and severity of these incidents, and which would NOT require passing a single new gun law: prosecute the parents. ](https://bsky.app/profile/gwillow.me/post/3l3enc5kyzd2x) [ ![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:srbskqncpzq6vxqb6ng5sxcq/bafkreihejnlajhhqi3gi6ijgalqhvsbndzfmcm2r6nxnf4wxtw2lliun44@jpeg) https://bsky.app DTwyman (@dtwyman.bsky.social) ------------------------------ To be clear: the school shooter made violent threats with pictures of guns. The FBI referred this to the sheriff who interviewed the Dad, who had guns, & who claimed the kid did not have access to them. ](https://bsky.app/profile/dtwyman.bsky.social/post/3l3es2iog4m2x) [ ![](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y4dkrhqph7kakgqa2ersnkif/bafkreigunsvmxjag3drbygypq6jyqnlfendaxokbv4fmgk3f6xxvsmwrlu@jpeg) https://bsky.app Nick Covington (@covingtonedu.bsky.social) ------------------------------------------ But by all means let's ban phones from schools. "School shooting rn i'm scared pls i'm not joking" ](https://bsky.app/profile/covingtonedu.bsky.social/post/3l3egbnj2kh2x) ### Threads [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/357736507_1763135584118281_1991723580337440665_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=g7nk3LGh6osQ7kNvgGI2X11&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYBbII61AlaC97P_sh-OXij2oRHJq62A1wV8g_uB9zbzpQ&oe=66E0225A&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net philip lewis (@phil.lewis) on Threads ------------------------------------- GBI: The father of Colt Gray, the 14-year-old student accused of killing 4 people at Apalachee High School, has been arrested ](https://www.threads.net/@phil.lewis/post/C_jd2OJPIsR/?xmt=AQGzosCZEY-XmEM__zpdPyb4Qew1_MaW7iXMEfOZowirNQ) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/323587778_513598800865947_6672424095276826247_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s320x320&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=Zn1OzymOZzMQ7kNvgEb1LN8&_nc_gid=3b5a348d6eae440aaf8d25e08590ffbd&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYDZdatmM04FuMd6TakoWj6QJuW-tk4C8xEs-GJGahJpkw&oe=66DFF6FF&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net David French (@davidfrenchjag) on Threads ----------------------------------------- It is simply stunning how many mass shooters wave giant red flags (sometimes for months) before they open fire. I don't think red flag laws will always block mass shooters, but they are tailored to addressing dangerous individuals. They're a vital tool. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/georgia-school-shooting-suspect-threat.html ](https://www.threads.net/@davidfrenchjag/post/C_jBOWOPmMd?xmt=AQGz53VaktyAHKvRcx8q4pCruOaosn1czJF8yJBfQrC5uQ) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/358513971_237524165743882_8478830498279700827_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=110&_nc_ohc=VZQ9o6KmyUgQ7kNvgFEiNHz&_nc_gid=01fa1e6a6a9946999836e59607f8ae2b&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYCIA5GqOAARYaMsblCaDim53Tlrs5mZ9-aezWkgEXtyyw&oe=66DFED9E&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net Kim Masters (@lkimmasters) on Threads ------------------------------------- It was right there. "The account flagged by the FBI featured a profile name written in Russian that, when translated, spelled out "Lanza," referring to Adam Lanza, the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooter." https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/05/suspected-shooter-georgia-school-shooting-apalachee-high/ ](https://www.threads.net/@lkimmasters/post/C_jEM7kyl3P?xmt=AQGz53VaktyAHKvRcx8q4pCruOaosn1czJF8yJBfQrC5uQ) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/358163580_680901953848047_4908046150767621604_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=103&_nc_ohc=1CGg5n7RqwcQ7kNvgFVjA1g&_nc_gid=22dd195706c14886ab14c56c951a39d1&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYAxzMdslNu3XgLu0tzLzUmUP5uKFcKYoNA2zARW0rYTWA&oe=66DFE39C&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net Sandy Hook Promise (@sandyhookpromise) on Threads ------------------------------------------------- These are the 2 adults and 2 students whose lives were taken in the tragic shooting yesterday at Apalachee High School in Georgia. Richard Aspinwall, Christina Irimie, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo. Read their stories and say their names, not the shooter's. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/us/winder-georgia-shooting-apalachee-high-school/index.html NoNotoriety ](https://www.threads.net/@sandyhookpromise/post/C_iqhuTq4N5?xmt=AQGz53VaktyAHKvRcx8q4pCruOaosn1czJF8yJBfQrC5uQ) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/458404615_8208074685913590_9030679593304103066_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e15&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6ImltYWdlX3VybGdlbi43MjB4NzUyLnNkci5mMjkzNTAuZGVmYXVsdF9pbWFnZSJ9&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=106&_nc_ohc=1u7iERWfcdIQ7kNvgFYKKLh&_nc_gid=d79bc4c7af3b470780e6a67a0eeb4c2b&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&ig_cache_key=MzQ1MDQzMjY0NzY5Mjg5NDQ4Nw%3D%3D.3-ccb7-5&oh=00_AYAEVXTeKtypuTKAzkyT_62yAGQ2f539Zzd0m_X35oZWTw&oe=66DFFDEB&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net Rebekah Jones (@georebekahjones) on Threads ------------------------------------------- A local Georgia media outlet, wsbtv , used a photograph of one of the victims instead of the actual shooter after yesterday's school shooting. The boy in the photo below is NOT the shooter, Colt Gray. The boy in the photo is Mason Schermerhorn. He was killed yesterday. ](https://www.threads.net/@georebekahjones/post/C_iZjY_JUEX?xmt=AQGz53VaktyAHKvRcx8q4pCruOaosn1czJF8yJBfQrC5uQ) [ ![](https://scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/447091510_484518820903761_6313355864699620248_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.cdninstagram.com&_nc_cat=109&_nc_ohc=5KidBHndIHMQ7kNvgG4Jc0i&_nc_gid=ba07775bf416418f88e3d17b5bb5faa4&edm=APs17CUBAAAA&ccb=7-5&oh=00_AYCWS7gQLwy2QgfPG-eCRcuvNW4XxgmPR97kFSStOoDhsg&oe=66DFE254&_nc_sid=10d13b) https://www.threads.net Emily Nunn 🥬 (@emilyreesnunn) on Threads ----------------------------------------- Georgia governor Brian Kemp, enemy of school children, friend of guns and money and Trump https://newrepublic.com/post/185608/georgia-governor-brian-kemp-guns-school-shooting https://newrepublic.com/post/185608/georgia-governor-brian-kemp-guns-school-shooting ](https://www.threads.net/@emilyreesnunn/post/C_iiObwxSV4?xmt=AQGz53VaktyAHKvRcx8q4pCruOaosn1czJF8yJBfQrC5uQ) ### Warpcast [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/d43dc0298be057b5893be319dc6f9372.png) Farcaster Mo on Warpcast -------------- At least 4 killed in Georgia high school shooting Two students and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, according to Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey. Their names were released tonight by authorities. https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/abb4ee93-ca9a-41b7-2a8c-fae2b2b93900/original https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/4f9c7cbd-b6a6-42e6-dee0-fd4c7be7bd00/original ](https://warpcast.com/azali/0xcc534e9c) [ ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/b41a8956afb9303d9cebd81ce6dfed94.png) Farcaster barbara on Warpcast ------------------- https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/georgia-school-shooting-september-4-2024?mode=app Always Georgia gosh https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/georgia-school-shooting-september-4-2024?mode=app ](https://warpcast.com/nht/0xa34eed3a) --- *Originally published on [The Index](https://paragraph.com/@joanjoanwestenberg.com/investigators-probe-shooting)*