The mom of the 14-year-old accused of opening hearth at his Georgia highschool and killing 4 individuals gave an emotional interview to ABC News.
Marcee Grey, whose son, Colt Grey, is accused of killing two academics and two 14-year-old college students at Apalachee Excessive College in Winder, Ga., spoke to the outlet and was reportedly in tears.
“If I may take their place, I might,” Marcee reportedly advised the outlet. “I might in a heartbeat.”
The interview occurred after The Washington Post reported that the suspected shooter’s aunt, Annie Brown, shared textual content messages displaying that her sister had known as the varsity minutes earlier than the capturing and warned a counselor about an “excessive emergency.”
“I used to be the one which notified the varsity counselor at the highschool,” Marcee wrote to Brown in a textual content obtained by the outlet. “I advised them it was an excessive emergency and for them to go instantly and discover [my son] to test on him.”
The Publish additionally obtained a name log from a shared household cellphone plan, displaying a 10-minute name from Marcee’s cellphone to the varsity.
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The 4 individuals killed within the capturing had been recognized as college students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo and academics Richard Aspinwall, 39 and Christina Irimie, 53.
The alleged shooter is charged with 4 counts of felony homicide, PEOPLE beforehand reported. Police additionally arrested the suspect’s father, Colin Grey, with 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree homicide and eight counts of cruelty to kids.
ABC reported that neither the daddy or son has entered a plea and are due again in courtroom in December.
