Gun Used in Michigan School Shooting Was Purchased by Suspect’s Father

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U.S.|The weapon utilized successful the Michigan schoolhouse shooting was purchased by the suspect’s father.

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Suspect’s Father Purchased Gun Used successful Michigan School Shooting

The Oakland County sheriff said the semiautomatic weapon utilized by a sophomore astatine Oxford High School to termination 3 students and coiled 8 others was bought by his begetter 4 days earlier the shooting.

The deputies removed from the suspect, a 9-millimeter Sig Sauer SP-2022 pistol. It was loaded astatine the time, and inactive contains 7 rounds of ammunition. When they took it from him, helium had a loaded firearm and helium was coming down the hall. We person the fishy successful custody. He’s a 15-year-old male, sophomore, a nonmigratory of Oxford Village. He was not injured, and he’s presently lodged astatine Children’s Village connected field here. Homicide and effort homicide, with the support of the on-duty probate tribunal referee. We cannot place him astatine this constituent due to the fact that he’s a juvenile, and helium has not been charged arsenic an adult, truthful there’s nary quality to place him astatine this point. With his parents present, helium declined to talk and they person hired an attorney. Preliminary probe revealed that the limb utilized successful the shooting was purchased connected Nov. 26, 4 days ago, by the boy’s father. The weapon had 15-round magazines, we recovered 2 of them.

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The Oakland County sheriff said the semiautomatic weapon utilized by a sophomore astatine Oxford High School to termination 3 students and coiled 8 others was bought by his begetter 4 days earlier the shooting.CreditCredit...Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images

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  • Published Nov. 30, 2021Updated Dec. 1, 2021, 11:28 a.m. ET

The semiautomatic weapon utilized successful the shooting astatine a Michigan precocious schoolhouse was purchased by the suspect’s begetter connected Nov. 26, 4 days earlier Tuesday’s shooting.

Officials were not releasing the sanction of the fishy due to the fact that helium had not been charged arsenic an adult. The boy’s parents were not allowing him to speech to police.

The firearm was a 9-millimeter Sig Sauer pistol, and it had 7 remaining rounds loaded successful the weapon erstwhile the fishy was arrested, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said astatine a quality league connected Tuesday night.

The sheriff said the weapon had 15-round magazines. Law enforcement officials recovered two, but believed the begetter bought three.

Sheriff Bouchard said that officials did not cognize if determination were different firearms successful the suspect’s home, adding that was portion of the investigation.

He confirmed that photos of a firearm, posted by the fishy connected societal media, appeared to beryllium the aforesaid weapon utilized successful the shooting.

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