why do 14-year-old kids commit such heinous acts let's dive into the appalache high school tragedy authorities are delving into the mind of 14-year-old Colt gray the alleged shooter at appalache high school four people were tragically killed including two students and two teachers with nine others hospitalized Colt a student at the school has been charged with murder and will be tried as an adult shockingly Colt was previously investigated at age 13 for online threats involving guns but he denied the allegations on Wednesday morning the nightmare unfolded rapidly at 10 23 a.m. law enforcement responded swiftly securing the scene and apprehending Colt as the Barrow County Community grapples with this devastating event investigations continue to uncover Colts motives a bond hearing is set for Friday at 8:30 a.m. stay tuned for more updates as this story develops subscribe future redefined