一名被指控在2024年9月于佐治亚州阿巴拉契高中（Apalachee High School）实施枪击并造成四人死亡的16岁少年Colt Gray，定于7月24日出庭参加认罪和量刑听证会 [1]。此次出庭将针对一项非协商性量刑程序进行审理，意味着检方与辩方未就刑期达成协议，最终判决将由法官决定 [1]。
枪击案发生于2024年9月4日，导致两名学生 Mason Schermerhorn 和 Christian Angulo、以及两名教师 Richard "Ricky" Aspinwall 和 Cristina Irimie 死亡 [1]。Gray 被以成人身份起诉，目前面临包括谋杀罪在内的55项指控，其中涵盖虐待儿童及25项加重袭击罪 [1]。
调查人员作证称，嫌疑人曾精心策划此次事件并留下相关笔记 [1]。据证词显示，Gray 携带其父亲提供的突击步枪进入学校，并在现场留下了包含作案步骤说明和伤亡预估的笔记本 [1]。该笔记本中预计造成26人死亡、13人重伤 [1]。此前，提供作案枪支的父亲 Colin Gray 已于今年3月被陪审团裁定二级谋杀和过失杀人罪名成立，其量刑将于本月晚些时候进行 [1]。
A 16-year-old boy named Colt Gray is scheduled to appear in court on July 24 for a non-negotiable plea and sentencing hearing regarding the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School [1]. The judge has set this mandatory procedure because no agreement was reached between prosecutors and defense counsel, meaning the final sentence will be determined by the judge rather than through a negotiated deal [1]. Gray faces 55 charges as an adult for his role in the attack that killed four people on September 4, including two students—Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo—and two teachers, Richard "Ricky" Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie [1]. His specific accusations include murder, child abuse, and 25 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon [1].
The investigation revealed that Gray entered the school carrying an assault rifle provided by his father, Colin Gray [1]. Investigators testified that Gray left behind notebooks containing step-by-step instructions for the attack and casualty estimates predicting he would kill 26 people and injure 13 others [1]. Meanwhile, Colt's father, Colin Gray, was already convicted in March of second-degree murder and manslaughter after a jury found him guilty; his sentencing is expected later this month [1].