Apalachee School Counselor Recalls 'Very Fragile' Teen Crying In Her Office Before Gun Massacre

Lisa Butler is a counselor at Appalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, where she counseled student Colt Gray before he rbougth a gun to schol and killed four people and wounded nine others. Butler testified in the criminal trial of Colt's father, Colin Gray, today at the Barrow County Courthouse in Winder, and she detailed her interactions with Colt and his obvious problems. Barrow County District Attorney J. Bradley Smith questioned her in direct-examination. 06:40 Colt went to her office on Aug. 26. "They wanted me to talk to him, and I talked to Colt." "He was very fragile. He just looked real sad. Looked like he was kinda scared to me." 12:30 email about Colt 16:10 counseling offer to Colin Gray 16:45 Stayed there for six hours 19:46 Problems with home life. Colt has severe anxiety and depression. 21:25 Coin Gray email: "Colt is a very good boy and we want nothing but the best for him!" 23:17 "You are so welcome Mr. Gray!" 31:50 Morning of shooting: Phone call from Marcee Gray, Colt's mother. They spoke for eight minutes. 34:36 She said she was concerned about him because he had access to multiple guns through his dad and he had become obsessed with school shootings Background: A gunman killed two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on September 4, 2024. Eight students and one teacher were injured. The victims were Mason Schermerhorn, 14; Christian Angulo, 14; Richard Aspinwall, 39 and a math teacher and defensive coordinator for the school's football team; and Cristina Irimie, 53 and a math teacher. Colin Gray's oldest son, Colt Gray, is awaiting trial on 55 charges, including counts of murder and aggravated assault. The father currently is on trial for 29 charges, including involuntary manslaughter, second-degree murder, cruelty to children and reckless conduct. Prosecutors say he gave his son the rifle used in the shooting as a Christmas gift, despite being told by law enforcement to keep guns away from him. The jury was selected from Hall County instead of Barrow County because of extensive pretrial publicity in Barrow County. The trial is being held at the Barrow County Courthouse in Winder. Nicholas Primm, the chief judge in Georgia's Piedmont Judicial Circuit, is presiding. ****************************************************************************** Subscribe to Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff: https://www.legalaffairsandtrials.com...