Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, testified he and another deputy were dispatched to Colin Gray’s home after the shooting. At 9:12 a.m., shortly after arriving, Townsend said Gray indicated he knew “something had occurred” after his daughter texted him the school was on lockdown, but expressed hope his son had nothing to do with it. Gray admitted the presence of a shotgun and an AR-15 inside the home, claiming neither was loaded. Body camera footage, recorded at 9:14 a.m., captured Gray voluntarily disclosing the presence of a shotgun and AR-15 inside the home, claiming neither was loaded. But at 9:17 a.m., Gray stated: “God, I knew it” and revealed he had been attempting to get his son into counseling through a third-party counselor. Dan Miller, a Jackson County sheriff’s office investigator, accompanied another deputy to Colin Gray’s home on May 21, 2023, after receiving an FBI tip about someone threatening to shoot up a school on a gaming and chat application known as Discord. Miller said the IP address associated with the Discord threat traced back to Colin Gray’s residence. Miller testified the Discord account was connected to Colt Gray, who was 13 years old at the time. Body ca
