COWETA, Okla. ( KFOR ) — An Oklahoma teen who happens to share the same name and age as the person suspected of shooting and killing four people in a Georgia high school Wednesday says he was shocked to see a viral social media post containing his picture, claiming he was the shooter.
The Oklahoma teen’s mom says social media companies need to be held responsible for allowing misinformation like this to spread.
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“I mean, all my life I’ve always wanted to be, like, famous,” said Colt Gray, a 14-year-old eighth grader from Coweta, Okla.
But the attention Gray got this week is not what he had in mind.
“But, I mean, you could say that I’m going viral or famous, but in a bad way,” Gray told News 4.
And what a week it’s been for Gray.
“I wish I could just forget all about this, but I can’t do that,” he said.
Gray, whose pictures News 4 has blurred in this article for his protection, lives in the Tulsa suburb of Coweta, Oklahoma.