Colt Gray, 14, and father in court over Georgia school shooting

Colt and Colin Gray make first appearance before judge over the murder of four people at Apalachee High School near Atlanta.

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Colt Gray was arrested shortly after the shooting on Wednesday at his school, Apalachee High in Winder, near Atlanta. He faced court in person on Friday, his hands and ankles shackled, to face four counts of first degree murder.

The judge clarified that he would not face execution, after first stating the maximum penalty was death.

His father, Colin Gray, 54, is charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and child cruelty - the most severe charges against a parent over a US school shooting.

Those killed were identified as Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, and teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53. Another teacher and eight pupils were wounded.

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