Read the Prosecutor’s Account of Events Before the Michigan School Shooting

While the shooter was the 1 who entered the precocious schoolhouse and pulled the trigger, determination are different individuals who contributed to the events connected Nov. 30, and it’s my volition to clasp them accountable arsenic well. It’s imperative we forestall this from happening again. No different genitor oregon assemblage should person to unrecorded done this nightmare.

I person shared previously, and I volition reiterate contiguous that weapon ownership is simply a right. And with that close comes large responsibility. Based connected the accusation and grounds I received, contiguous I americium announcing charges against the shooter’s parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley. The charges are arsenic follows: James Crumbley is charged with 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter. Jennifer Crumbley is besides charged with 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter. I volition present people the details that led to that determination and person already antecedently been made public.

The probe into the schoolhouse shooting incidental astatine Oxford High School, which occurred connected Nov. 30, 2021, has revealed that James Crumbley purchased the SIG Sauer 9-millimeter exemplary SP2022 from Acme Shooting Goods successful Oxford, Mich., connected Nov. 26, 2021. A store worker confirms that Ethan Crumbley was contiguous with James astatine the clip of the purchase. Per statute, James Crumbley completed ATF signifier 5300.9A.

On oregon astir Nov. 26, 2021, Ethan Crumbley’s societal media posts uncover photos of a semiautomatic handgun, on with the caption, “Just got my caller quality today,” including an emoji with hearts. “SIG Sauer 9 mm. Any questions I volition answer.”

Subsequent to the acquisition of that weapon, 1 of Jennifer Crumbley’s societal media posts connected astir 11/27/21, read, “Mom and lad day, investigating retired his caller Christmas present.”

[The time earlier the shooting] a teacher astatine the Oxford High School observed Ethan Crumbley searching ammunition connected his cellphone during people and reported the aforesaid to schoolhouse officials. Jennifer Crumbley was contacted via dependable message by schoolhouse unit regarding that son’s inappropriate net search. School unit bespeak they followed that dependable message up with an email but received nary effect from either parent. Thereafter, Jennifer Crumbley exchanged substance messages astir the incidental with her lad connected that day, saying: “LOL I’m not huffy astatine you. You person to larn not to get caught.”

On Nov. 30, 2021, the greeting of the shooting the adjacent day, Ethan Crumbley’s teacher came upon a enactment connected Ethan’s table which alarmed her to the constituent that she took a representation of it connected her cellphone. The enactment contained the following: a drafting of a semiautomatic handgun, pointing astatine the words: “The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.” In different conception of the enactment was a drafting of a bullet, with the pursuing words supra that bullet: “Blood everywhere.” Between the drafting of the weapon and the slug is simply a drafting of a idiosyncratic who appears to person been changeable doubly and bleeding. Below that fig is simply a drafting of a laughing emoji. Further down the drafting are the words, “My beingness is useless.” And to the close of that are the words, “The satellite is dead.”

As a result, James and Jennifer Crumbley were instantly summoned to the school. A schoolhouse counsellor came to the schoolroom and removed the shooter and brought him to the bureau with his backpack. Counselor obtained the drafting but the shooter had already altered it. The drawings of the weapon and the bloody fig were scratched retired on with the words, “Help me” and “My beingness is useless,” “The satellite is dead,” and “Blood everywhere.” Those were each altered by him.

At the meeting, James and Jennifer Crumbley were shown the drafting and were advised that they were required to get their lad into counseling wrong 48 hours. Both James and Jennifer Crumbley failed to inquire their lad if helium had his weapon with him oregon wherever his weapon was located and failed to inspect his backpack for the beingness of the gun, which helium had with him. James and Jennifer Crumbley resisted the thought of their lad leaving the schoolhouse astatine that time. Instead, James and Jennifer Crumbley near the precocious schoolhouse without their son. He was returning to the classroom.

When the quality of the progressive shooter astatine Oxford High School had been made public, Jennifer Crumbley texted to her lad astatine 1:22 p.m., “Ethan, don’t bash it.”

At 1:37 p.m., James Crumbley called 911, reporting that a weapon was missing from his house, and helium believed his lad whitethorn beryllium the shooter.

Further probe revealed that the SIG Sauer 9-millimeter handgun purchased by James Crumbley was stored unlocked successful a drawer successful James and Jennifer’s bedroom. The weapon recovered from the shooter astatine the schoolhouse aft the shooting was the aforesaid weapon that was purchased by his father, James Crumbley, connected Nov. 26, 2021, successful the beingness of his son.

I privation to beryllium truly wide that these charges are intended to clasp the individuals who contributed to this calamity accountable, and besides nonstop the connection that weapon owners person a responsibility. When they neglect to uphold that responsibility, determination are superior and transgression consequences. As we enactment unneurotic to grant the lives mislaid and each of those impacted by the evil acts this week, justness for the victims and their families is astatine the forefront of today’s announcement. We request to bash amended successful this country. We request to accidental capable is enough.