The alleged shooter who killed four people at a Georgia high school and wounded nine others Wednesday previously made threats online to commit a school shooting, the FBI said.
The FBI has confirmed that the alleged shooter who killed two students and two teachers and wounded nine others at a Georgia high school Wednesday has been on its radar as a possible threat since last year. In a joint statement, the FBI's Atlanta field office and Jackson County Sheriff's Office said the agency's National Threat Operations Center received an anonymous tip about threats posted online regarding a possible school shooting in May 2023.
The Jackson County Sheriffs’ Office located a possible subject, a 13-year-old male, and interviewed him and his father,' the FBI said. 'The father stated he had hunting guns in the house, but the subject did not have unsupervised access to them.' The agencies said the boy denied making the threats and authorities alerted local schools to monitor the child.
On Wednesday, authorities identified Colt Gray, now 14, as the shooter who killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School. Gray surrendered to authorities and was taken into custody following the rampage. 'As a follow to the Joint Statement just released, the subject referred to as the 13-year-old is the same subject in custody related to today's shootings at Apalachee High School,' the FBI said. Authorities said he is expected to be charged as an adult with murder.
Georgia authorities have not released the identities of the deceased and wounded victims of the Apalachee High School shooting, but one woman came forward to say her father was shot. In a public Facebook post on Wednesday, a woman named Katie Phenix explained that her father, David Phenix, had been shot at the school. 'We are so thankful for all the texts, calls, and messages about my dad, David Phenix,' the daughter wrote.
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