A survivor of the school shooting read a victim impact statement at the murder sentencing of Colt Gray, who was 14 when two classmates and two teachers were killed. The article reports that Gray laughed during the statement, an alleged reaction that intensified the distress of those affected and highlighted the continuing trauma for survivors and victims’ families.

The killings involved four deaths: two pupils and two teachers. The hearing concerns the sentencing of a defendant accused of carrying out the attack while still a young teenager, bringing renewed attention to the consequences of school violence and the treatment of victims during criminal proceedings.