"Daddy, Are We Okay?": Sheriff Breaks Down Recounting School Shooting Response

Описание: He ran into the building to stop a killer. But the hardest moment wasn't the carnage in the hallway. It was the phone call from his own daughter trapped in a classroom down the road.

Sheriff Jud Smith didn't lead this response from a command center. He was the first wave into J Hall. He describes the chaos of finding Mason Skirmhorn and the desperate measures to save a student named Natalie. This isn't just an officer reading a report. This is a father recounting the day he had to tell four families their children weren't coming home.

The prosecution is using the Sheriff to ground this jury in the sheer horror of what happened. Watch how the defense handles this emotional weight. They know cross-examining a grieving sheriff is a minefield, and their silence here speaks volumes about their strategy for Colin Gray.

⏰ KEY MOMENTS

00:00 - Sheriff Smith takes the stand
07:06 - Entering J Hall and the first thing he saw
12:32 - Finding a wounded student and her plea to him
15:35 - The emergency medical decision he had to make
19:51 - His biggest regret about the evacuation
24:36 - The phone call from his own daughter in lockdown
26:56 - The task he calls the hardest of his career

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📖 CASE BACKGROUND

On September 4, 2024, a student opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, killing Mason Schermerhorn (14), Christian Angulo (14), Coach Ricky Aspinwall (39), and math teacher Cristina Irimie (53). Colin Gray, 54, was arrested the next day. Prosecutors allege he gave his son the murder weapon as a Christmas gift months after FBI agents visited their home about online threats.

Georgia's second-degree murder statute is triggered through cruelty to children resulting in death, which is why only the two student victims carry murder charges. The teacher deaths fall under involuntary manslaughter. The defense has challenged the charges, the search warrant, and Colin Gray's interview statements. All motions were denied. This is only the third time in U.S. history a parent has been charged in connection with a school shooting.

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