Aunt of Georgia suspect Colt Gray says in sympathetic post she will “take care of him”

A family member of the 14-year-old boy who is to be tried as an adult for quadruple murder in a Georgia school shooting rushed to his aid on Wednesday.

Annie Polhamus Brown, Colt Gray's aunt, threatened on Facebook that she would “do everything in her power” to support her nephew and “take care of him” after he killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School, according to police.

Brown stressed that she would not disrespect “other parents and families who are on the other end of this tragedy,” adding: “They don't deserve this!”

“Still, I will not leave my nephew alone!!!!”, Brown added. “If [the 2022] Uvalde [school shooting] happened, I told my own children that 'only hurt people hurt other people.'”

Gray is said to have opened fire in the town of Winder in Apalachee, killing two teachers and two students and injuring nine.

Brown alluded to the difficulties Gray had at home and urged others to “examine themselves before speaking about a child who never asked to be around the bulls – which he saw daily!” She said she would “take care of my nephew and everything he needs on this side.”

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“I'm not afraid, I won't give in,” Brown said of her determination to support her nephew. However, in a comment on a post, she expressed her despair over the horrific events, writing, “I'm absolutely crippled right now.”

The FBI said Wednesday that local police questioned Gray in May 2023, when he was 13, about internet posts he allegedly made that included threats to carry out a school shooting and images of weapons. The federal agency had several anonymous tips about the posts, as well as information about where they came from.

Gray's father told Jackson County Sheriff's officials that his son did not have unsupervised access to the hunting weapons located in the home. No probable cause was established for the arrest.