Foal Greythe suspect in the shooting deaths of 4 people at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, appeared in court this morning… and it was shocking to see a 14-year-old accused of such heinous crimes.

The alleged gunman arrived at the Barrow County courthouse in the rural Georgia town Friday morning in an olive green suit, accompanied by his attorney … 2 days after authorities said he opened fire on the schoolkilling students Bricklayer Schermerhorn And Christian Angulo, and teachers Richard Aspinwall And Christina IrimieNine others were injured.

The judge read out the four murder charges against Gray and then asked him if he could read and write English. He answered in the affirmative.

The judge said that given the seriousness of the charges and the nature of his alleged conduct, Gray will be tried as an adult.

Gray faces the maximum penalty for both charges: life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Gray’s attorney has not requested bail, but his lawyer indicated he might do so later.

Gray was previously on police radar after he reportedly made a menacing threat about a school shooting on the social media site Discord. He was later banned from the site for violating the platform’s anti-extremism policy.

Local officials have yet to reveal whether a motive has been identified. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith called the school shooting “a bad thing.” Gray is believed to have acted alone … but authorities are still investigating.

Gray’s father, Colin Gray, was arrested Thursday night … and charged with 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter, 2 counts of second-degree murder, and 8 counts of cruelty to children.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation revealed that Colin Gray bought his son the AR-15 used in the shooting for Christmas… and this was after the FBI visited their home. By the way, it is illegal in Georgia for a minor to possess a firearm.