The father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray pleaded not guilty Thursday to the 29 charges he faces, including two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of manslaughter.
Colin Gray, 54, did not appear in court after his attorney entered a guilty plea and rescinded his formal arraignment.
Her son, Colt Gray, 14, is accused of killing four people and injuring nine others in a mass shooting at a Georgia high school on September 4. He also maintains his innocence.
A Barrow County grand jury indicted Colt Gray in October on 55 charges as an adult, including four counts of murder and 25 counts of aggravated assault at a high school. Both he and his father face multiple charges of child abuse.
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A Barrow County grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray and his father, Colin Gray. (AP Photo/Bryn Anderson/Barrow County Sheriff's Office)
Colin Gray was arrested and charged with allegedly purchasing the firearm used in the shooting and giving it to Colt as a gift for Christmas.
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Colin Gray makes his first court appearance on September 6th at the Barrow County Courthouse in Winder, Georgia. (Bryn Anderson Poole/Getty Images)
The shooting killed teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimy, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14. Another teacher and eight more students were injured, seven of whom were struck by gunfire.
From left to right: Math teachers Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimy were killed along with Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, officials say. did. (Fox News)
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Georgia is one of 42 states in the nation that imposes criminal liability on parents on behalf of their children.
Fox News' Stepheny Price and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
