Alleged school shooter's dad convicted

We want to get to breaking news from just moments ago. The man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers in a shooting at Georgia's Apalachee High School has been found guilty of second degree murder. CBS News Correspondent Skyler Henry was inside the courtroom for that moment, and he joins us right now. Skyler, I'm curious about what stood out to you during this entire trial. A lot of things, Mugo. I think, for starters, how the prosecution really laid out their case meticulously, with both a hammer and a scalpel, so to speak, laying out cases dating back to when the alleged shooter, Colt Gray, was in first grade, citing concerns surrounding his behavioral and mental health, saying that those, in addition to a series of other quote unquote "warning signs" should have been enough for Colin Gray to remove firearms from Colt's access. As you see there, images of Colin Gray in handcuffs inside of the courtroom, a tearful jury room and courtroom, as many looked on to really react to what's been so heavy in this community over the course of the last year and a half or so. Some of the folks that we've spoken with in this community, including one mother of one of the people killed, said that they wanted someone to be responsible for what happened that day, not just the shooter. And that is what the prosecution drove home over the course of the last two weeks or so, in that they said that it was Colin Gray's negligence that led to the shooting. Remember, Mugo, he bought the AR-15 style rifle that was used inside of Apalachee High School in 2024 for Colt Gray for Christmas, saying that he wanted to use the firearm as a way to bond with his son that he was concerned about. They would go hunting and, oftentimes, go to shooting ranges in and around this area. But they say that because of his deteriorating mental health and because of other instances, whether it text messages or posts on social media, they say that those should have been enough of the warning signs, so to speak, to remove those firearms from his possession. We also heard from many witnesses over the course of this trial as well, some of them students, some who were actually shot that day. They talked about what it's been like in terms of the road to recovery, not only physically, but also mentally as well. You really hear the stories of post-traumatic stress, others talking about the challenges from being able to do athletic activity, even hobbies that some of them enjoyed. One student that we heard from talked about her love for crocheting. And because of where she was shot and injured, she not only is not able to use her hands in the way that she was before the shooting, but hasn't returned to crocheting. And that is something that is incredibly heartbreaking to her. We also heard from first responders who were there, many of them emotional talking about what it was like making their way throughout the high school that day, seeing both students and teachers on the ground and injured and, obviously, the challenges that came with that. The defense maintained this entire time that Colin Gray had no idea that Colt was living a double life, both digitally and in the privacy of his bedroom. They said that Colin was a father, a single father, trying to raise three children, working as hard as he could to make sure that the life for his kids was as best as possible. But there were so many witnesses that came to the stand that really were the opposite of that and really painted a different picture showing a history of neglect, not only while Colt Gray was inside of the home with his siblings, but also when the two would interact. There was, really, a drumbeat growing louder, so to speak, in the days leading up to the shooting, where the family, the Gray family, really wanted Colt to get mental health treatment, whether that was in school or some sort of inpatient behavioral health, inpatient care, that simply never happened. And on the day that that was supposed to happen, it came out during witness testimony and through investigative means that Colin Gray was supposed to take his son to get some sort of treatment, but instead went to a fast food restaurant and nearby music store where a hat was purchased. That same hat was part of the mechanism that Colt Gray used to conceal the firearm inside of the school that day. And so there were just a lot of layers that continued to come out as this story and as witness testimony continued to progress. And, obviously, now, this chapter appears to be coming to a close. We should point out that Colin Gray is facing up to 180 years in prison. A sentencing date has yet to be set. That will happen at a later date. But, really, a tragic set of circumstances all across the board here in Winder today.

And, Skyler, I'm kind of curious about this, because now we know Colin Gray-- the father, obviously, has been found guilty of all charges-- do we know anything about his son, Colt Gray, and his case? Well, for starters, a trial date has not yet been set. He is facing 55 counts, including four counts of murder. There are some pretrial discussions that have needed to happen, one including a mental health assessment as well as other measures before that moves forward. But I think, really, what happened today, certainly a bit of precedent, especially in this state where we are seeing a growing number of cases and situations where parents are directly being charged for these school shootings, for the actions carried out by their children. We've seen something similar to this up in Michigan a couple of years ago with the Crumbley case following the Oxford shooting there, where both of Ethan Crumbley's parents were convicted of their roles in terms of negligence. I think this is the latest chapter in what could, perhaps, be the precedent going forward as it relates to parents' responsibility and involvement in terms of stepping in trying to prevent their children from doing something like what we saw back in September 2024 here in Georgia.

OK. Skyler Henry in Georgia for us today. Great reporting. Thank you so much for your--