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Georgia School Shooting Suspect's Mom: ‘If I Could Take Their Place, I Would’
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The mother of the 14-year-old accused of opening fire at his Georgia high school and killing four people gave an emotional interview to ABC News.
Marcee Gray, whose son, Colt Gray, is accused of killing two teachers and two 14-year-old students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga., spoke to the outlet and was reportedly in tears.
“If I could take their place, I would,” Marcee reportedly told the outlet. “I would in a heartbeat.”
The interview happened after The Washington Post reported that the suspected shooter’s aunt, Annie Brown, shared text messages showing that her sister had called the school minutes before the shooting and warned a counselor about an “extreme emergency.”
“I was the one that notified the school counselor at the high school,” Marcee wrote to Brown in a text obtained by the outlet. “I told them it was an extreme emergency and for them to go immediately and find [my son] to check on him.”
The Post also obtained a call log from a shared family phone plan, showing a 10-minute call from Marcee’s phone to the school.
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The four people killed in the shooting were identified as students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo and teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39 and Christina Irimie, 53.
The alleged shooter is charged with four counts of felony murder, PEOPLE previously reported. Police also arrested the suspect’s father, Colin Gray, with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.
ABC reported that neither the father or son has entered a plea and are due back in court in December.
Gulfstream recently announced a $5 million investment in Georgia education, welcoming students and leaders to its Savannah headquarters.
ATHENS, Ga. – Designated hitter Daniel Jackson and centerfielder Rylan Lujo combined for nine RBI Sunday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia to a 12-1 win over LSU at Foley Field.
Georgia improved to 41-11 overall, 21-6 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 29-24 overall and 9-18 in conference play.
The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday when they play host to Florida in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
“Georgia won the moments in this series,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “They’re going to score, so you’ve got to capitalize against them when you have scoring opportunities on offense.”
Georgia starting pitcher Caden Aoki (8-0) was the winner, limiting LSU to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
LSU right-hander Casan Evans (2-3), making his first appearance since April 17 versus Texas A&M, started the game Sunday and was charged with the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“I thought Casan’s stuff looked great, and that’s good for him from a health standpoint,” Johnson said. “He’s a guy that the more he pitches, the better he is, so there might have been a little bit of rust, but I thought he competed fine.”
Georgia struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning in an outburst highlighted by Jackson’s two-out, two-run single and an RBI single by second baseman Ryan Black.
The Tigers narrowed the gap to 4-1 in the third when designated hitter Omar Serna Jr. delivered an RBI single.
Georgia extended its lead to 7-1 in the fourth as Jackson launched a two-run homer and centerfielder Lujo lined a run-scoring single.
Lujo unloaded a grand slam in the fifth, giving the Bulldogs an 11-1 advantage.
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