Marcee Gray, of Fitzgerald Georgia, has been identified as the mother of Colt Gray, the student who shot and killed four people in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia.
Marcee, according to public records, was arrested in 2023 for vehicle theft, drugs, trafficking, possession, mischief, and meth.
Her own sister and Colt’s aunt, Annie Polhamus Brown, has revealed in numerous social media posts that Marcee had created a dysfunctional family unit. Polhamus Brown claims her sister is addicted to drugs and steals from her family to sustain her habit.
Colt Gray, 14, shot four people at his high school in Georgia in a terrifying shooting on Wednesday.
Gray opened fire at Apalachee High School in the city of Winder, killing two teachers and two pupils, and injuring nine, eight students and one teacher.
Prosecutors say he will be tried as an adult. He has been charged with four counts of felony murder.
Late Thursday evening, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested his father, Colin Gray, and charged him with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and a slew of other charges.
Colin Gray reportedly told investigators he had purchased the gun used in the shooting for his son last Christmas. This came several months after both he and Colt were interviewed by authorities over alleged threats the 14-year-old made online about shooting up a school.
The 54-year-old has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.
“These charges stem from Mr. Gray knowingly allowing his son, Colt, to possess a weapon,” Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said at a press conference.
Who is Marcee Gray?
Marcee Gray is a highly educated engineer who according to her own sister fell into drug addiction that destroyed her life. Gray also claims she suffered fourteen years of abuse during her marriage to Colt’s father, Colin Gray.
Gray attended Georgia Southern University, graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Management. She proceeded to the Kennesaw State University – Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering.
Marcee graduated Columbia Southern University in 2008, receiving a Master of Science in Occupational Safety and Health.
She held numerous prestigious positions including as a Quality Engineering Supervisor at Toyota Industries, North America and Quality Manager at Olympic Steel in Winder, Georgia.
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Her final roles listed on her LinkedIn profile reveal she worked as a Quality Assurance Manager at Georgia Pacific LLC from March 2020 to January 2021 and then as a Senior Quality Engineer at PCC Airfoils from January to September 2021. Her work experience abruptly stops at that point.
Marcee Gray was married to Colin Gray and the couple welcomed three children of which Colt was the eldest.
Domestic Abuse, Drug Addiction and Arrest
In several social media posts in recent years, Marcee Gray announced she had taken her children and left her husband due to his abusive nature. She claimed she had suffered nothing but abuse in her fourteen years of marriage to Colin Gray.
In a social media post, Marcee wrote: After 14 years of almost constant domestic abuse, I packed myself and my babies up and relocated to my hometown in south GA. We are all good and my kids are thriving,
In another post, she attempted to explain her reasoning for staying for that long. According to her, she knew everyone from the outside looking would not understand why she remained in an abusive marriage but she felt she was the only one who could comfort her husband.
“I know it’s hard to understand from the outside looking in. Everyone in my and his family couldn’t understand why I stayed as long as I did. Ultimately it was my own decision… I made a commitment to the Lord and my husband. No one but me understands the pain that my husband lives with every single day. Every single person in his life has hurt or betrayed him… And I truly believe that the Lord sent me to him because no one else was strong enough to stay by his side through thick and thin. I’m not about to give up on him now… We are just taking a break.” she said.
In 2023, Marcee Gray was arrested in Georgia for concealing the identity of a vehicle, sale, distribution or possession of dangerous drugs, possession of a schedule II controlled substance and other charges.
Colt Gray’s mother Marcee Gray was arrested in 2023 for vehicle theft, drugs, trafficking, possession, mischief and meth #georgia #schoolshooter #coltgray pic.twitter.com/i6f1CXBfjG
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In the wake of her arrest and other destructive behavior, Marcee Gray’s sister, Annie Polhamous Brown, called her out for her behaviour. She alleged Marcee had destroyed her family with her drug addiction and illicit activities she engaged in to fund her addiction.
More posts from Colt Gray’s aunt: pic.twitter.com/NKpZFRBQwZ
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