The suspect who allegedly carried out a school shooting in Georgia reportedly said three words to the police after he was arrested.
As previously reported, the tragic incident unfolded on Wednesday morning when Colt Gray, 14, allegedly opened fire inside Apalachee High School at approximately 10:30AM, resulting in the deaths of two students and two teachers.
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The victims have been identified as 14-year-old students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angelo, along with two math teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie.
A new report by the New York Post has provided insight into Gray's upbringing, with a former neighbor recounting troubling incidents involving the family.
Lauren Vickers, who lived next door to the Gray family in Jefferson, Georgia, told the outlet about disturbing events she witnessed.
“There were nights where the mom would lock him and his sister out of the house.
"They’d be banging on the back door, just screaming: ‘Mom! Mom!’ and crying. It was absolutely devastating,” Vickers claimed.
Vickers further alleged that Gray’s younger sibling would sometimes come to her yard asking for food.
"No clean clothes, I’m not exaggerating. It was constant abuse. It’s very, very sad," she added.
Investigators had visited the Gray household in May 2023 after the FBI received tips about online threats Gray had allegedly made regarding a potential school shooting.
At the time, both father and son were interviewed, with Gray denying the threats.
His father told authorities he kept hunting guns at home but assured them Colt didn’t have access to them.
The officers had advised Colin Gray to secure the firearms and suggested keeping his son out of school until the matter was resolved.
However, due to conflicting evidence regarding the online threats, the case was closed, and no arrests were made.
In a report by the New York Post, Gray reportedly confessed to investigators shortly after his arrest, saying: “I did it."
The chilling admission came during an interrogation following the tragic Wednesday morning shooting, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told CNN.
Gray, who has been charged with murder and will be tried as an adult, made his first court appearance on Friday.
Following Wednesday’s tragic events, investigators searched Colt Gray’s home and uncovered documents in his bedroom that suggested an obsession with previous school shootings.
Among the material were details related to the 2018 Parkland massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, law enforcement sources told CNN.
It remains unclear what specific aspects of the Parkland shooting Colt had allegedly studied.
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