Twisted schoolboy, 14, who shot classmates and teachers in school rampage laughs as survivor reads statement

Twisted schoolboy, 14, who shot classmates and teachers in school rampage laughs as survivor reads statement Colt Gray was just 14 when he killed four and injured nine people in a horrific gun rampage at his own school - today the teen pleaded guilty in court A teenager who unleashed a horror gun attack on his school, shooting dead two students and two teachers, laughed as a survivor spoke out to the court. Colt Gray, 16, killed four people and left nine injured after a gun attack at the Apalachee High School, in Georgia, when he was just 14 years old, in 2024. The trial for the deadly shooting saw survivors and families of victims share their statements to jurors. Survivor Natalie Griffith recalled her horror memories from the shooting but Gray was seen grinning and smiling as she spoke. On Friday, Gray formally pleaded guilty to all 55 charges against him, in relation to the school massacre. These included murder and aggravated assault. Griffith was among the people injured in the school bloodbath and shared the heartbreaking impact the attack has had on her life nearly two years after the September 2024 incident. The survivor told the court: "I got shot twice, once in my wrist and once in my upper arm. I lost the ability to use my left hand, but on some days it doesn't feel like that is the biggest thing I lost. After the shooting I lost my independence, I could not put on my own clothes or do my own hair, things that were easy for me became a challenge." Griffith shared her story at a fast speed, prompting the judge to ask her to slow down. Several laughs were heard in the courtroom including from twisted Gray who was seen giggling. Another survivor, Hayden Bowen, also tearfully shared a statement to the court, telling Gray: "I want to start off by saying I forgive you. Not for you, but for me and my peace." She added: "I have frequent panic attacks. I can't stay in places for too long. I can't go out anywhere. I can't even stay in my own bedroom without feeling fear. I'm not able to be a normal teenager anymore." The four people who were killed in the 2024 shooting were pupils Mason Schermerhorn, 14, and Christian Angulo, 14, as well as two teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53. Breanna Schermerhorn, whose 14-year-old son Mason Schermerhorn was shot dead, said her boy was "much more than a victim". She said: "Mason was kind, compassionate, funny and fiercely protective of others. "As a child with exceptional needs, he understood what it felt like to struggle and be overlooked by others. Instead of becoming bitter, he became an advocate. He made people that were typically unseen feel seen, accepted and safe." The mum added that Gray "knew that pulling that trigger was wrong, he knew that every choice he made that day would forever alter countless lives". Gray agreed to a non-negotiated guilty plea, meaning the court will work to decide his sentence. The judge told the court that the minimum sentence is life with parole and the maximum is a life sentence without parole. Ismael Angulo, the brother of Christian Angulo, asked the judge to put Gray in prison for life without the chance of parole, as "every day as a nightmare". The brother said: "The defendant's family will still get to see their son, talk to him and know he is breathing. My mother, my father don't get that privilege." Gray was accused of carrying out the massacre with a rifle that his dad Colin Gray gifted the teen for Christmas. The dad was convicted, in March, of charged including second-degree murder. The court heard audio from Gray's arrest where he asked a police officer to share a message with his dad: "Tell him that it wasn't his fault and that I know he tried his hardest."