Live updates: Colt Gray, Georgia school shooter, pleads guilty and victims deliver emotional statements in court
Colt Gray, the perpetrator of the Apalachee High School shooting, has pleaded guilty as victims provided emotional impact statements in court. Audio from a police interview reveals Gray expressing remorse and describing his actions during the incident.
Link Copied! Colt Gray breaks down in interview, describes hesitation before shooting By Alaa Elassar • Source: CNN " data-fave-thumbnails="{"big": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/videothumbnails/22947611-80823720-generated-thumbnail.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" }, "small": { "uri": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/videothumbnails/22947611-80823720-generated-thumbnail.jpg?c=16x9&q=h_540,w_960,c_fill" } }" data-vr-video="false" data-show-html=" " data-byline-html=" " data-timestamp-html=" Updated 6:05 PM EDT, Fri July 24, 2026 " data-check-event-based-preview="" data-is-vertical-video-embed="false" data-network-id="" data-publish-date="2026-07-24T19:56:22.145Z" data-video-section="us" data-canonical-url="" data-branding-key="" data-video-slug="colt-gray-breaks-down-shooting" data-first-publish-slug="colt-gray-breaks-down-shooting" data-video-tags="" data-breakpoints='{"video-resource--media-extra-large": 660}' data-display-video-cover="true" data-details=""> Colt Gray breaks down in interview, describes hesitation before shooting 0:23 • Source: CNN Colt Gray breaks down in interview, describes hesitation before shooting 0:23 The courtroom heard audio of Colt Gray during a police interview after the shooting, in which the then-14-year-old described briefly reconsidering his actions before opening fire at Apalachee High School.
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