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The father of the 15-year-old charged in Tuesdays horrific school shooting in Michigan bought the gun suspected in the killings just four days prior. Now, he and the childs mother might be charged as well, the countys top prosecutor said Wednesday.
Ethan Crumbley, a sophomore at Oxford High School in a suburb north of Detroit, was charged Wednesday as an adult with murder, attempted murder, and terrorism causing death. The suspect allegedly opened fire at the school shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, killing at least four of his classmates and injuring a half-dozen more, as well as a teacher.
The alleged shooter and his parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, were called in to Oxford High School earlier in the day to discuss behavior the school found troubling, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said Wednesday. The content of that meeting, obviously, is part of the investigation, Bouchard told reporters. We did not learn of that meeting nor of the content of that meeting until after the shooting and during this investigation.
James Crumbley bought the 9 mm Sig Sauer semiautomatic handgun police believe was used in the shooting on Black Friday, just four days before the tragedy. When police arrested the alleged shooter they found three 15-round magazine clips.
It's my understanding, again, that this was a recent weapon purchase, that he had been shooting with it. And [the family] posted pictures of (a) target and the weapon, Bouchard told reporters Tuesday night.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gg3g/michigan-school-shooters-parents-could-be-charged
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I said so. And also charged with involuntary manslaughter. Lock the MAGAts up!
sop
(10,233 posts)SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)Sounds like a slap on the wrist kind of deal.
I tend to believe they actually bought the gun for the son. But who knows.
Too bad it can't be a more serious charge. I imagine they'll make some sort of deal, and won't actually serve any jail time. In terms of "sending a message," it will then be meaningless.
America!!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Kaleva
(36,328 posts)It's legal for me to leave an unsecured, loaded revolver on the dining room table or anywhere else in the home. I wouldn't do such a thing but it's not illegal.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)when they were living at home (and even now that they're gone, for that matter) my guns were ALWAYS kept in a locked gun safe.