15-year-old Michigan teen charged in Oxford High School shooting

The parents of a teenager accused of killing four students at a school in the US state of Michigan were summoned to discuss his behaviour just a few hours before the violence, a sheriff said. The disclosure was made on Wednesday as Ethan Crumbley, 15, was charged as an adult with two dozen crimes, including murder, attempted murder and terrorism for a shooting on Tuesday at Oxford High School in Oakland County.“He deliberately brought the handgun that day with the intent to murder as many students as he could,” assistant prosecutor Marc Keast said while successfully arguing for no bail for Crumbley and a transfer to jail from a juvenile facility. No motive was offered. But prosecutor Karen McDonald said the shooting was premeditated, based on a “mountain of digital evidence” against Crumbley.. Investigators found that he had recorded a video the night before the bloodshed in which he discussed killing students, Lt Tim Willis of the sheriff ’s office said.“This was not just an impulsive act,” McDonald told reporters.

During his arraignment, Crumbley replied, “Yes, I do,” when asked if he understood the charges. Defence attorney Scott Kozak entered a plea of not guilty.

Earlier, Sheriff Mike Bouchard told reporters that Crumbley’s parents were called to the school on Tuesday “for behavior in the classroom that was concerning”. The teen remained in school, however, and the shooting occurred a few hours later. Bouchard didn’t say what had worried school officials. He said investigators believe the gun was already in the 1,700-student school. “There is nothing that he could have faced that would warrant senseless, absolutely brutal violence on other kids,” the sheriff said, noting that Crumbley had an additional 18 rounds of ammunition when he was arrested. In court, Keast said Crumbley entered a bathroom with a backpack and came out with a semi-automatic handgun, firing at students while moving down the hallway. The four students who were killed were 16-year-old Tate Myre, 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana and Madisyn Baldwin and Justin Shilling, both 17. Three students were in hospitals on Wednesday night, including a 17-year-old girl in critical condition, the sheriff’s office said. Others who were injured were discharged .Deputies rushed to the school around lunchtime on Tuesday and captured Crumbley within minutes of the shooting. His father bought the 9 millimetre Sig Sauer gun last week, according to the sheriff. It was the deadliest school shooting since the Santa Fe, Texas, High School massacre in 2018, according to The Associated Press/USA TODAY/ Northeastern University Mass Killings database. The US has had 31 mass killings this year of which 28 involved firearms ....

Source: dawn.com