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No right-rated outlet covered the development.","category":"Media","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T21:46:05.310Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-07T19:58:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T21:46:05.310Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":66,"critic":67,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 66: AP report cites court filing and names victims, but only one original source limits corroboration.","critic":"Critic 67: clear facts, specific names and dates, but no quotes or explanatory context.","hype":"Hype 15: headline matches article; language is factual without sensational embellishment."}},"tags":["#USCrime","#SchoolShooting","#GunViolence","#LegalAppeal","#ParentalLiability"],"entities":["Colin Gray","Colt Gray","Apalachee High School","Mason Schermerhorn","Christian Angulo","Richard Aspinwall","Cristina Irimie"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Colin Gray was sentenced to 15 years in prison for giving his son the gun used in the September 4, 2024 Apalachee High School shooting, which killed two students and two teachers.","Gray filed a court motion on Wednesday requesting a new trial, arguing the jury’s verdict was not supported by the evidence.","The left-rated outlets led on the new trial request, while the centre-rated digest mentioned it without additional detail.","No right-rated outlet reported on the motion or the original conviction."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Colin Gray, the father of the teenager who carried out the September 4, 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia, has asked a court for a new trial. Gray was convicted in March of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for giving his son the semiautomatic rifle used in the attack. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The shooting killed two 14-year-old students, Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, and two teachers, Richard Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie. Gray’s son, Colt Gray, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 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