The father of 14-year-old Colt Gray, the suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting, has been arrested by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) authorities, according to a press release Thursday.

GBI Officials Announced Collin Gray, 54, has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday that left four people dead and nine injured. Authorities say he has been charged with four counts of manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of child abuse. (Related article: 'I thought I was going to die': Georgia student describes terrifying close call during school shooting)

Colt Gray was arrested Wednesday morning after police received a report of a shooting at the high school. GBI Director Chris Hosey and Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith confirmed at a press conference that the 14-year-old was a student at the school and “will be tried as an adult.”

Update #2 – September 5, 2024:

The GBI, working with District Attorney Brad Smith, arrested 54-year-old Collin Gray in connection with the shooting at Apalachee High School. Collin is the father of Colt Gray.

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— Georgia Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) September 5, 2024

Local authorities had contacted the Gray family in 2023 after an anonymous tip to the FBI about a suspected threat.

Collin Gray allegedly purchased the AR-15-style rifle used in the attack from a local gun shop as a Christmas gift for his son. said According to a timeline provided to authorities by the 54-year-old father, the gun purchase came months after authorities first contacted the family investigating a school shooting threat made online, the outlet reported.

GBI officials identified the victims in the case as 14-year-old Mason Schermerhorn, 14-year-old Christian Angulo, 39-year-old Richard Aspinwall and 53-year-old Christina Irimy.

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