Oxford High teen shooter suspect charged with murder, terrorism
The 15-year-old accused of a mass shooting at Oxford High School on Tuesday that left four students dead is charged as an adult with multiple felonies, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen Mcdonald announced on Wednesday.
Ethan Robert Crumbley, an Oxford High sophomore, faces one count of terrorism causing death, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
The shooting took the lives of Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Tate Myre, 16, and Hana St. Juliana, 14, on Tuesday. Justin Shilling, 17, died Wednesday morning at Mclaren Oakland Hospital. In total, 10 students and a teacher were hit by gunfire during the shooting incident which lasted about five minutes, unfolding shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Crumbley surrendered to deputies at the scene and reportedly was armed with a loaded 9 mm Sig Sauer handgun that his father had purchased days earlier, according to investigators.
“We can all agree that no parent, no loved one, no friend should ever have to face the loss and grief you are experiencing now,” Mcdonald said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. “I also ask you to join me in praying for those still fighting to recover from the injuries sustained from yesterday’s attack.”
Mcdonald said there’s still a massive amount of evidence to gather and review, and it will take time to get through it all.
“The investigators and my office will pore through all of those facts. They will make sure that we have left no stone unturned and get to the answers to all of your questions, our questions about how and why this happened,” Mcdonald said.
She also said there’s evidence that the Crumbley planned the shooting “well in advance of the incident.”
Crumbley was arraigned Wednesday afternoon at 52nd District Court in front of Judge Nancy Carniak in Rochester Hills. The teen stood mute and Carniak entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. Crumbley faces life in prison if convicted.
Initially, Crumbley was being held at Oakland County’s Children’s Village, a juvenile detention facility. However, the judge ordered him transferred to Oakland County Jail, where he will remain in isolation.
Bond was denied.