Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith reportedly offered new details about how authorities believe accused Apalachee High School killer Colt Gray obtained the rifle used during the attack and managed to conceal it at the campus where he allegedly killed four and injured nine.
Smith reportedly told Fox 5 Atlanta the rifle used during the attack was purchased legally after a background check was completed by Colin Gray, the father of Colt Gray. The purchase was made at a gun store just miles away from Apalachee High School, which the outlet reported is now cooperating with law enforcement.
It was previously reported Colin Gray gifted his son the rifle last Christmas, just months after an FBI tip claiming Colt Gray wrote messages about a mass shooting prompted Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies to interview the father and son.
