Georgia high school shooting suspect referenced Parkland massacre in writings found in his bedroom, source says

Authorities searching the home of the teen accused of a Georgia school shooting this week found documents that they believe he wrote referencing past school shootings, a source says

Authorities searching the home of the 14-year-old accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school this week found documents that they believe he wrote referencing past school shootings, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told CNN. The source said that the writings were discovered in the bedroom of suspect Colt Gray, and included references to the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Live updates: The latest on the Georgia high school shooting The discovery, which could shed more light on a motive for the shooting, comes amid an emerging portrait of Gray’s tumultuous family life in the years leading up to the deadly attack, revealed in a CNN review of court and law enforcement records, social media posts, and an interview with his grandfather. As that portrait has emerged, so have details about the investigation and authorities’ pursuit of those they allege bear responsibility in the shooting. Gray told investigators, “I did it” while being questioned, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith told CNN on Thursday. And while Gray faces four counts of felony murder, Gray’s father, Colin, also has been arrested in connection with the shooting, accused of “knowingly allowing his son … to possess a weapon,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said Thursday. Colin Gray was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter; two counts of second degree murder; and eight counts of cruelty to children, the GBI said.