Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

spanone

(137,223 posts)
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:26 PM Sep 7

Mother of Ga. suspect is said to have called school before shooting, warning of 'emergency'

The mother of the suspected Apalachee High School gunman said that she called the school on the morning of the shooting and warned a counselor about an “extreme emergency.”

https://wapo.st/3XgpkEv - No paywall

The mother of the suspected Apalachee High School gunman told family members that she called the school on the morning of the shooting and warned a counselor about an “extreme emergency” involving her 14-year-old son, according to text messages obtained by The Washington Post and an interview with a family member.

That account is supported by a call log from the family’s shared phone plan, which shows a 10-minute call from the mother’s phone to the school starting at 9:50 a.m. — about a half-hour before witnesses have said the gunman opened fire.

“I was the one that notified the school counselor at the high school,” Marcee Gray texted her sister following the shooting on Sept. 4, according to a screenshot of the exchange. “I told them it was an extreme emergency and for them to go immediately and find [my son] to check on him.”

A counselor told Gray during the call that her son had been talking about a school shooting that morning, according to Gray’s sister, Annie Brown, who described family discussions of the events to The Post.

21 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Mother of Ga. suspect is said to have called school before shooting, warning of 'emergency' (Original Post) spanone Sep 7 OP
premeditated nt msongs Sep 7 #1
She's Been Charged, Right ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #2
I haven't seen anything that says she's been charged. I don't believe her and the father lived together. Jim__ Sep 7 #4
Must Have Just Been The Dad ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #5
Correct, they were not Jack Valentino Sep 7 #14
She was not charged malaise Sep 7 #8
She and husband are/were divorcing and did not live together womanofthehills Sep 7 #12
Wow... I've been wondering How the kid got Cha Sep 7 #3
Good Question ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #6
Right! I've not read any mention about Cha Sep 7 #7
Possibly broke-down inside a backpack, like the Trump shooter? Jack Valentino Sep 7 #15
Mahalo... One school that needed a metal Detector.. Cha Sep 8 #20
No school in my district has metal detectors. Igel Sep 7 #10
I've read that this school did not have metal detectors. Jack Valentino Sep 7 #16
I Suppose That's True ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #17
agreed Jack Valentino Sep 7 #19
Was a paywall for me BWdem4life Sep 7 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Sep 7 #11
one of the students interviewed mentioned the teacher checking their email PedroXimenez Sep 7 #13
I've read that a student approached the door to re-admit the shooter, Jack Valentino Sep 7 #18
OMG how frustrating. Nt lostnfound Sep 8 #21

ProfessorGAC

(68,359 posts)
2. She's Been Charged, Right
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:30 PM
Sep 7

Is she dropping a dime on her husband or us she trying to blame the school?
Or, was just the dad charged?

Jim__

(14,347 posts)
4. I haven't seen anything that says she's been charged. I don't believe her and the father lived together.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:41 PM
Sep 7

womanofthehills

(9,104 posts)
12. She and husband are/were divorcing and did not live together
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:08 PM
Sep 7

The son lived with the father. There are two younger kids who live with her.

ProfessorGAC

(68,359 posts)
6. Good Question
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:46 PM
Sep 7

A week ago Friday I subbed at a big HS in a nearby city.
I remove my pocket knife and nail clippers when I go there because of metal detectors.
That day, I was not required to go through one, then I noticed NOBODY was going through the detectors.
I found that odd. Now we have this kid getting a gun into the school. Hmmm....

Cha

(302,626 posts)
7. Right! I've not read any mention about
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 07:49 PM
Sep 7

how that could have happened.. but of course I could have missed it.

Jack Valentino

(395 posts)
15. Possibly broke-down inside a backpack, like the Trump shooter?
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:46 PM
Sep 7

At any rate, I've read that this school did not have metal detectors...

Cha

(302,626 posts)
20. Mahalo... One school that needed a metal Detector..
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 12:08 AM
Sep 8

Wonder why the School Counceller didn't Check Colt Gray's backpack? The one who talked to his Mother?

Igel

(35,875 posts)
10. No school in my district has metal detectors.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 08:10 PM
Sep 7

Hand-held metal detectors for the campus LEOs if there's somebody suspected of carrying a weapon. At least that's what I'm told, in 15 years I haven't actually seen one. (Same for the drug-sniffing K-9 unit. I've seen the car so labeled, but an actual canine? Just the "comfort dogs" one club had for petting after school one day a week a year or two back.)

5 large high schools (3500+ students each), with the feeder middle schools and crapload of feeder elementary schools. District keeps saying they're in the works but has been saying that for over 3 years.

Jack Valentino

(395 posts)
16. I've read that this school did not have metal detectors.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:48 PM
Sep 7

probably the vast majority of schools do not, outside of the larger cities especially.

ProfessorGAC

(68,359 posts)
17. I Suppose That's True
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:50 PM
Sep 7

But, my point was that a HS I went to has them are weren't using them.
So, sneaking a gun in is not likely to be all that difficult a task.

Jack Valentino

(395 posts)
19. agreed
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:53 PM
Sep 7

and having them but not using them is certainly quite the security lapse...

you should speak up about that, I presume you will!

Response to spanone (Original post)

PedroXimenez

(273 posts)
13. one of the students interviewed mentioned the teacher checking their email
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:14 PM
Sep 7

the shooter left the classroom, then came back but the teacher didn't let him back in. The student thought the email might have tipped the teacher off.

Jack Valentino

(395 posts)
18. I've read that a student approached the door to re-admit the shooter,
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 09:51 PM
Sep 7

but saw the gun through a window and backed off...

that's when the students in that room took cover in a corner

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Mother of Ga. suspect is ...