CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — The man accused of shooting and killing a Carroll County teenager back in 2021 took a plea deal in court on Wednesday.
Candace Chrzan, 17, died was shot in the head while friends were shooting targets in a yard. When the gun jammed, another teen, Jeremy Gray, allegedly tried to clear it, and it accidentally discharged, killing her.
Nearly five years later, Gray has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and gun possession charges. He was sentenced to 15 years with the first 10 to serve in prison.
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Channel 2’s Cory James spoke with Chrzan’s grandfather, who says the family is not satisfied with this outcome.
“Why Jeremy Gray shot her I don’t know,” he said. “You point a gun at somebody and pull the trigger, your only intention is to possibly kill them. She was shot in the head.”
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Gray’s attorney, Cawanna Brown, spoke with James on Gray’s behalf, saying he was very upset about Chrzan’s death.
“I wish people could see what I see in Jeremy: the hurt, the confusion, the guilt, and we didn’t have a trial to not put the family and citizens of Carroll County through the trauma he has experienced,” Brown said.
Nunz told James that he will not stop fighting because he does not believe that Gray’s sentence matches how his life was changed forever.
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