A Georgia judge sentences Colt Gray, 16, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, where he killed four people. Multiple outlets report that Gray pleaded guilty to all 55 counts against him, including murder and aggravated assault, after admitting to the attack. The shooting occurred on September 4, 2024, at a high school about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta. Reporting notes that Gray used an assault-style rifle he received for Christmas to carry out the attack. Prosecutors and courts treated Gray as an adult despite his age at the time of the shooting, and he faced adult charges for the killings of two students and two teachers. The judge issues the life-without-parole sentence during a Tuesday hearing, with coverage emphasizing that Gray will serve the rest of his life in prison. The accounts also describe Gray’s guilty plea as resolving the case across the full range of charges, with the sentencing following shortly afterward.