The Parent Who Failed to Save His Son, and Ourselves The conviction of Colin Gray for his role in the Apalachee High School shooting marks a turning point in how we hold parents accountable for their troubled children.
But it also serves as a gut wrenching reminder of what happens when we fail to intervene, ignoring warning signs that could have prevented tragedy.
Gray's case is particularly egregious: his son Colt had been searching online for ways to kill his father and displayed other classic symptoms of a child on the brink.