The father of the 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting two teachers and two students has been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting at a Georgia school that rocked the small community.

Colin Gray, the father of the 14-year-old suspect, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the killing, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced Thursday.

In addition to two counts of second-degree murder, Gray, 54, was also charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children, the GBI said.

He was arrested on Wednesday, the GBI announced during a press conference on Thursday evening.

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Georgia authorities provide an update on the shooting at Apalachee High School. (Fox News Digital/Mollie Markowitz)

According to GBI Director Chris Hosey, this has been a “difficult” time for the community.

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“This is a very difficult time, as we know, for students and parents and so many students and parents here in this county and across the state are scared,” he said. “You’ve probably all seen reports of incidents where other students were making threats today at various schools across our state. In each of these incidents, the police and law enforcement took charges, they made arrests, and they acted very quickly because we take incidents like this very seriously in this state.”

People attend a vigil at Jug Tavern Park following a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, U.S., September 4, 2024. (REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage)

Hosey encouraged the community to “come together and remain vigilant” following the deadly shooting.

“This is a time for all of us as a community and a state to come together and remain vigilant,” he said. “Students here in this community and across the state should be supported and encouraged to contact a faculty member at their school with any concerns about suspicious activity they see.”

“Local, state and federal law enforcement will continue to work together around the clock regarding this incident and any other incidents that occur in this state that raise concerns about the safety of our students, teachers and citizens of the state of Georgia.”

From left: Math teachers Richard Aspinwall and Christina Irimie were killed at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, along with Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14, officials said. (Fox News)

Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said the nine injured, including two teachers and seven students, expected to make a full recovery.

Smith called on the crowd to “lift up our community.”

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“Please keep these children, these teachers,” he said. “We call them teachers, but I call them heroes.”