The suspect's dad said at the time his son was 'getting picked on at school.'
The suspect's dad said at the time his son was"getting picked on at school."Police tape surrounds the perimeter of Apalachee High School, on Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Georgia.Over a year before he allegedly opened fire Wednesday at Apalachee High School in Georgia, killing four, the suspected gunman was interviewed by law enforcement over threats he was accused of making on the online platform Discord.
According to a report about the interview by sheriff's office investigator Daniel Miller Jr., Colt Gray denied the accusations and "expressed concern that someone is accusing him of threatening to shoot up a school, stating that he would never say such a thing, even in a joking manner."State of Georgia Chaplain Ronald Clark consoles students as they kneel in front of a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School, on Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Georgia.
"I gotta take you at your word, and I hope you're being honest with me," Miller told Colt Gray, according to the report. "He gets flustered and under pressure. He doesn't really think straight," the father told Miller. "We're up there all the time talking to the school."
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