BARROW COUNTY, Ga. — New court documents are sharing more details on when and where accused Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray will head to trial.
Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm ordered on Wednesday that Colt Gray’s trial will be held in Columbia County, which is located near Augusta.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Oct. 13 using jurors from Columbia County.
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The order says the trial is expected to last no more than three weeks.
Colt Gray, then 14, is accused of opening fire inside Apalachee High School, killing four people: students Christian Angulo and Mason Schermerhorn and teachers Ricky Aspinwall and Cristina Irimie.
Last month, Judge Primm gave Colt Gray a July 15 deadline to enter a guilty plea.
He faces 55 charges, including cruelty to children, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, felony murder and malice murder.
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Earlier this year, his father, Colin Gray, was found guilty on 27 charges, including second-degree murder. He is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.
Colin Gray was accused of giving his son the AR-style rifle used in the mass shooting as a Christmas gift, despite knowing Colt Gray had previously threatened harm against another school.
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