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Michigan Appeals Court Weighs Charging Parents of School Shooter With Manslaughter

Judges and prosecutors accused James and Jennifer Crumbley of negligent behavior despite the fact that school officials at the time reached many of the same judgments.

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Appeals judges focus on what Oxford shooter's parents didn't do

DETROIT — Three Michigan Court of Appeals judges weighed arguments Tuesday about whether there is sufficient evidence to send the parents of the Oxford High School shooter to trial on involuntary manslaughter charges, raising questions about how foreseeable the shooting was to James and Jennifer Crumbley.

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Appeals judges focus on what Oxford shooter's parents didn't do during hearing

DETROIT — A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard oral arguments about whether there is sufficient evidence to order the parents of a former Oxford High School student to face involuntary manslaughter charges for 2021 mass shooting at the school, focusing largely on what James…

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Court considers if parents of Michigan school shooter can be charged

Prosecutors say Ethan Crumbley’s disturbing drawings and his fascination with guns should have been a wake-up call for his parents.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michigan court hears case about parents in school shooting

The Michigan Court of Appeals has heard arguments about whether the parents of a teen shooter can be charged in the deaths of four students

The Independent UK

Michigan prosecutors: Crumbleys' lying friend shouldn't house couple if freed on bail

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County prosecutors on Tuesday attacked the credibility of proposed living arrangements for James and Jennifer Crumbley if they were to be released on bond, arguing that the person designated to house them had legal issues and is not responsible enough.

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Prosecutor: Case against parents of Michigan school shooter 'stronger' than ever

DETROIT — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald claims that her involuntary manslaughter case against the parents of the teen who went on a deadly shooting rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021 is stronger than ever.

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Oxford school shooting trial delayed by appeal by parents

The Michigan Supreme Court has postponed the January trial for the parents of the teenager who killed four students at his high school

The Independent UK

Experts in school shooter's parents' case say there are opportunities to intervene on the 'pathway to violence'

PONTIAC, Mich. — Two experts testified Friday that there are noticeable changes in a child's lifestyle that cannot be ignored and, if acted on, can prevent tragedies like the Oxford High School shooting, but the lawyers representing the parents charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case say their testimony is…

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Details emerge about how shooter obtained gun used in Oxford rampage

PONTIAC, Mich. — Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty Monday to 24 charges related to the Nov. 30 Oxford High School mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven other people and for the first time revealed key details about the gun he used in the rampage, a development that could…

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Teenager admits murdering four in school shooting with Christmas gift gun from dad

Ethan Crumbley, now 16, used a gun bought for him as a Christmas present to gun down classmates as they walked between lessons. His parents have been charged with involuntary manslaughter

Daily Mirror

Parents of accused Oxford High shooter appeal charges, seek to exclude son's texts

LANSING, Mich. – Defense attorneys for the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter are asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn pretrial rulings that bound them over to circuit court to stand trial, and they also seek to bar their son’s journal, emails or texts to be…

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The dealer that sold the gun used in the Oxford High School shooting is being sued

Four students were killed in the mass shooting in Michigan last November. Seven people were also injured, including a student whose parents are suing Acme Shooting Goods, the weapons dealer.

WEKU

Shop that sold gun in Oxford school shooting named in suit

The parents of a teenager wounded during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan are suing the shop that sold the handgun used to kill four students and injure six other people

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Jennifer and James Crumbley want Oakland County prosecutor sanctioned for 'liars' comment

PONTIAC, Mich. — Defense attorneys for the parents of the accused Oxford High shooting suspect filed emergency motions Tuesday seeking sanctions against Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald for alleged “unethical and inappropriate” statements and pretrial publicity.

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Oxford High student walkout honors victims in Texas shooting

OXFORD, Mich. — Several hundred Oxford High School students walked out of class Thursday, gathering on the school's football field after leaving the building to honor students and teachers killed in Texas on Tuesday.

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Students at Michigan school where deadly shooting happened stage walkout

OXFORD, Mich. — A group of Oxford High School students walked out of class Thursday, gathering on the football field after leaving the building.

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Crumbleys want some evidence barred from Oxford shooting trial

PONTIAC, Mich. — The pending trial for parents of the accused Oxford High shooter is five months away but their attorneys are compiling lists of objectionable evidence they want excluded from the trial they say will taint jurors' views and violate their clients' constitutional rights.

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Parents of Oxford teen may seek to have trial moved from Oakland Co.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Attorneys for the parents of a teen charged in the Nov. 30 mass shooting at Oxford High School may ask for a change of venue, they told Judge Cheryl Matthews at a pretrial hearing Tuesday.

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New trial rules could shift defense strategy for parents of suspect in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — A pretrial hearing Tuesday for the parents of the teenager charged with the Oxford High School mass shooting lasted only 20 minutes, but it laid down ground rules that could change the direction of Jennifer and James Crumbley’s own separate criminal cases.

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect will each receive independent attorneys

PONTIAC, Mich. — The parents of the teenager charged in the Oxford High School mass shooting will each have independent attorneys appointed to help make sure that having attorneys from the same law firm does not provide a potential appeal if they are convicted.

The Independent UK

Parents of teen in school shooting get independent counsel

A judge concerned about potential conflicts of interest is assigning independent counsel to each parent of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school

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Parents of accused Oxford school shooter to stand trial in connection with rampage

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — The parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter were ordered Thursday to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly Nov. 30 rampage.

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Accused Oxford shooter 'sad,' admits pandemic 'tough for him,' counselor says

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Hours before he allegedly carried out a deadly shooting rampage at Oxford High School, a "sad" Ethan Crumbley confided in a school counselor that his family dog had died, he'd lost a grandparent, his friend moved away and the COVID-19 pandemic had been "tough for him."

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Accused Oxford High shooter 'enjoyed his dark side,' Oakland County prosecutors say

DETROIT — Oakland County prosecutors said Tuesday that accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley was "calculated" and "enjoyed his dark side," while defense lawyers countered that the teen cried out for help but received none.

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