Georgia authorities have released audio of the 2023 home visit The alleged Georgia high school shooter It surfaced after an anonymous report to the FBI about online threats about a “possible threat to shoot up a middle school” in a group chat on the messaging app Discord.
Jackson County, GeorgiaSheriff’s officials spoke face-to-face with the boy now charged with felony murder in the deaths of four people at Apalachee High School in Winder.
Sheriff’s officials described their interactions in a detailed investigative report dated May 21, 2023, when suspect Colt Gray was 13 years old, after the FBI received a tip about a shooting threat on Discord, a messaging app popular among some video gamers. up to a secondary school.
When the police begin questioning Colin Gray, the father shares more about Gray’s home life and the allegation, saying the visit was vague and a terrorist threat.
“He’s been through a lot…it’s very hard for him to go to school and not be picked on,” Colin said.
Colin tells the officer that he and Colt’s mom are divorced and fired.
“He struggled with the divorce at first. I have been taking him to school. He attends Jefferson Middle School. He is doing really well,” Colin explained.
The officer acknowledges the seriousness of the visit and Colin agrees, saying that Colt “knows how serious it is, trust me.”
Colin claims that he has been to the school several times, blaming other kids for touching his son and saying that Colt wanted out of the school district.
Colin then claims that he is constantly being picked on and talks about the importance of gun safety.
“Let me ask you this – do you have any weapons in the house?” the officer asks.
“I do,” says Colin.
“Are they accessible,” the officer then asks.
“They’re…I mean there’s nothing loaded, but they’re…we shoot a lot, we hunt a lot of deer. He shot his first deer this year,” says Colin. “Like I’m so shocked…I’m angry to be honest with you.”
“I’m a bit taken back by the whole thing, but I can tell you this, I take it very seriously and matter-of-factly,” says Colin.
“I don’t know anything about him not saying that. And I’d be mad as hell if he did, and then all the guns would be gone and they wouldn’t be accessible to him,” continues Colin. “You know, I’m trying to be honest. I’m trying to teach him about firearms and safety and how to do it all and get him interested in the outdoors.
“Take it away from the video game,” the officer replies.
“Yes. exactly Right. It is the best. God is the honest truth, the picture on my phone is of him with blood on his cheek when he shot his first deer. It’s the greatest day ever,” says Colin. “So make sure, he knows the seriousness of the weapons and what they can do and how to use them and not use them.”
“So it’s kind of a bit of a shock. So whatever you call it, please what’s in it if this is whatever or where it comes from is no joke. No, like it’s not a joke,” continued Colin.
“We won’t be here,” the officer said.
“No, I know, I know, and I’m telling you right now that we talk about it a little bit. All the school shootings that happen. Yes, I heard you got selected in school. it is. He is chosen in school. And. Everything is fine, right? That’s why I keep going up there. No. You know, because you never really know. And I don’t want anything to happen to him. Yes. Yes,” Colin finished.
The officer then asks to speak to Colt and Colin agrees to get him.
Colt enters the room and the officer tells him there will be a report. The officer seems to take Colt at his word, and they even share a laugh about people lying to the police.
The officer and Colt exchanged small talk about school, the end of school, and moving at high school.
Colin Gray, 54, faces multiple charges for the alleged actions of his son, Colt Gray, 14, including four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.
On Thursday, officials said the elder Gray knowingly allowed his son to bear arms.
He is being held in the Barrow County Jail.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano and Timothy Nerozzi contributed to this report.
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