Colt grayGeorgia high school shooting suspect’s home life ‘absolutely horrific’, TMZ reports… The Gray family’s former neighbor called Child Protective Services four times.
Neighbor, Lauren Vickerstold TMZ she called emergency services after seeing 14-year-old Colt wearing the same clothes every day while his two younger siblings were locked out at night, screaming and crying trying to get in.
Lauren claims she witnessed Colt’s parents having violent arguments outside the house on multiple occasions, usually in the driveway.
She explained that Colt’s mother, Marcyand finally moved out with the youngest child, Kohli …while his father, Colin, remains with Colt and Colt’s sister, Jenny.
Lauren told us the landlord who owned the house was so fed up with their drama that he insisted the whole family would be kicked out if Marcy came back – which is what happened when she returned later. Lauren claimed she knew this because their house had the same landlord.
Lauren said Colt’s struggles went beyond family life. Her daughter went to school with Colt, not at Apalachee High School, where the shooting occurred this week, and she said she saw him being bullied relentlessly.
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Colt’s aunt, anne bohames brownresponded to Lauren’s claims… telling TMZ that she “absolutely confirmed” that his home environment “was toxic at many points in his life.”
Colt is suspected Killed 4 people ——14-year-old student Mason Schermerhorn, Christian Anguloand teachers Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimi — at his school in Winder, Georgia. Nine others were injured.
Two days after the shooting, Colt appear in court Friday morning… He faces the maximum penalty – life in prison without the possibility of parole – on four counts of felony murder.
Colt’s father Colin also been arrested and charged Murder… He faces four counts of manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of child abuse.