Video shows accused Georgia shooter and his father being interrogated in 2023

A newly released bodycam video from 2023 shows the teenager accused of killing four people Apalachee High School in Georgia was interrogated by the police together with his father.

The May 2023 interview, conducted by a Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputy more than a year before last week's interview fatal shootingcame after Colt Grey allegedly threatened online to “raid” a local middle school. The teen's father, Colin Gray, was also present at the interview, which took place on the school's porch.

During the interrogation, which was filmed by the officer's body camera, the teenager denied making the threat.

“I would never say something like that,” he told the MP.

In the recently released footage, Colin Gray says his son knows how to handle it Weapons

“He knows how dangerous weapons are, what they can do and how to use them and how not to use them,” said Colin Gray.

After the interview, the investigation into the threats was closed due to lack of evidence.

A few months later, in December 2023, Colin Gray reportedly gave his teenage son an AR rifle for Christmas. Police and federal agents are currently investigating whether that was the weapon used in the shooting, according to four federal law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.

Now both are on trial. The teenager has been charged with quadruple murder, and further charges are expected. Officials said. Colin Gray was arrested The following day, he was charged with two counts of premeditated murder, four counts of negligent homicide and eight counts of cruelty to children.

“These charges stem from Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son, Colt, to possess a firearm,” said Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, in a press conference following the arrest.

Other family members tried to raise the alarm before the shooting. Charlie Polhamus, the suspect's grandfather, said his wife went to the high school to talk about her grandson only the day before.

On the day of the shooting, the teen's mother, Marcee Gray, called the school after receiving a text message from her son, Polhamus said. Boy's auntAnnie Brown, the school's executive director, told The Washington Post that her sister sent her a text message saying she had spoken to a school counselor and asked him to search and check on her son “immediately.”

“She called the school and told them to act quickly,” Brown told CBS News, declining to provide further details.

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