Officials Confirm Surrender Of 14-Year-Old Georgia School Shooting Suspect

From the Daily Caller News Foundation

Georgia law enforcement confirmed Wednesday that 14-year-old Colt Gray was arrested following an attack on his classmates at Apalachee High School earlier that morning.

At least four people were confirmed to have been killed, with nine others hospitalized, according to officials. Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Director Chris Hosey and Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith confirmed during a press pool that Gray was a student at the school and that he surrendered after being encountered.

“At approximately 10:20 a.m. this morning, the Barrow County Sheriff’s office received alerts about reports of an active shooter and radio traffic [of] school resources officers having the same concern. Within minutes law enforcement was on scene as well, as two school resource officers assigned here to the school who immediately encountered the subject within just minutes of this report going out,” Hosey said. “Once they encountered the subject, the subject immediately surrendered to these officers and he was taken into custody.”

“The priority right now for us within this investigation is to gather all the facts, to make sure that we’re accurate with it, because this is a murder investigation.” Hosey said. “He will be charged with murder and he will be tried as an adult — handled as an adult. We are coordinating these charges [in this] investigation with District Attorney Brad Smith, who is the district attorney for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit here.”

Smith told the press that the shooter “realized” the encounter would “end with” an officer-involved shooting.

“Obviously the shooter was armed, our school resource officer engaged him, and the shooter quickly realized that if he did not give up, it would end with an OIS — an officer involved shooting. He gave up, got on the ground and the deputy took him to custody,” Smith said.

Hosey confirmed that two of the victims were students and two were teachers.

Smith also noted that Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp reached out, offering “every single resource he has to ensure justice prevails.”

“I don’t know why it happened, I may not ever know. We may not ever know. But I ask that you and our community lift up our schools, lift up our public safety and that, again, we do not let this hateful event prevail, as to what happened today,” Smith said.

Smith confirmed that investigators have interviewed Gray. Details about the investigation and how Gray was able to bring a weapon on campus are still unknown.

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Published on September 13, 2025

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By Mariane Angela

Former NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro said on Fox Business Friday that the family of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin feared a violent raid and ultimately chose to turn the suspect in to avoid a potential tragedy.

Authorities identified the suspected shooter in Kirk’s assassination as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, after a family friend tipped off law enforcement Thursday evening. In an appearance on “Kudlow,” Mauro laid out what he called the timeline of the suspect’s escape and subsequent surrender.

“By the end of 9-11, the father has called a retired U.S. Marshal. This town down south, St. George, has a lot of retirees. It’s kind of a retirement community. He knew this guy. He calls that guy and tells him, ‘My son is the perpetrator,’” Mauro told Larry Kudlow. “Unclear if the son had admitted it or not. But apparently what was going on is that the family was concerned that if they didn’t turn him in, somebody else was going to, and it was a fear that they could be, as the police call it, a kinetic entry.”

Mauro said the family of the alleged Kirk assassin feared a violent confrontation if authorities discovered his location first, prompting them to arrange a peaceful surrender.

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“That is to say, the cops come booming the doors, taking them in a rougher way, and maybe something goes sideways. The kid could get hurt or worse. So they wanted to prevent that. The family wanted to make sure that this was done orderly. They knew that the gig was up and that he was going to get arrested. They then went with either this second person, the retiree, or a minister. And a minister in Latter-day Saints is different from ministers that you and I think about.”

Mauro said the suspect’s family bypassed traditional law enforcement channels and brought him directly to the Washington County Jail.

“It’s a much more immediate relationship. Some sort of crew like this went to the sheriff’s office. And that’s why he was in the custody of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. That’s a jail. They run the jails,” Mauro said. “They went right to the jail, gave them up to the Washington County Sheriff. There must have been some connection there. Somebody knew somebody. They took him in. The sheriff notifies the task force, and you know the rest.”

Authorities say Robinson fatally shot Kirk as he spoke to students at Utah Valley University. After recognizing his son in photos released by investigators, Robinson’s father confronted the 22-year-old and alerted law enforcement, according to sources cited by the New York Post.

Robinson reportedly told his father he’d rather take his own life than surrender, according to the outlet. His father urged him to speak with their youth pastor, who happened to be affiliated with the U.S. Marshals fugitive task force.

Republican Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday that investigators discovered taunting and vulgar phrases etched onto the shell casings used in the shooting such as “Hey fascist! Catch!” and “If you read this you are gay LMAO.” Another inscription referenced “bella ciao,” a wartime Italian folk song later adopted by leftist resistance movements, according to George Mason University.

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“Hey fascist! Catch!”: Authorities confirm writing on alleged Kirk killer’s bullet casings

Published on September 12, 2025

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox revealed on Friday that shell casings used by Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter had inscriptions on them.

Cox said investigators determined the alleged shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, used a bolt action rifle, which was discovered on the edge of Utah Valley University’s campus wrapped in a dark colored towel. Cox said the rifle had a scope on it.

Cox listed four bullet casings with written inscriptions. The casing that had been fired read “notices bulges OWO what’s this?”

Three other casings that had not been fired also had inscriptions on them. One casing read “hey fascist! catch!” with an up arrow symbol, right arrow symbols and three down arrow symbols, Cox said.

Another casing with an inscription read “oh bella ciao bella ciao bella ciao ciao ciao,” Cox said.

The fourth casing recovered by investigators read “if you are reading this, you’re gay lmao.”

Cox said a family member of Tyler Robinson, the alleged shooter, told investigators he had becomes “more political” in recent years.

Cox called on the public to display unity following Kirk’s shooting.

“History will dictate if this is a turning point for our country,” Gov. Cox said. “Every single one of us gets to choose right now if this is a turning point for us.”