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Dad of Georgia school shooter seeks new trial after 15-year sentence
Summary by The Galveston Editorial Desk Anthony Thompson, USA TODAY , as published by Galveston County Daily News
· August 9, 2026
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Colin Gray, the Georgia father convicted after giving his teenage son the rifle used in a deadly high school shooting, is asking for a new trial less than a week after he was sentenced to 15 years in
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