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Teen charged with killing four at Michigan high school expected to plead guilty : NPR


Ethan Crumbley attends a hearing at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich., on February 22. Crumbley, the teenager charged with killing 4 classmates and wounding more than one at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., is expected to plead guilty next week, authorities said Friday.

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Ethan Crumbley attends a hearing at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich., on February 22. Crumbley, the teenager charged with killing 4 classmates and wounding more than one at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., is expected to plead guilty next week, authorities said Friday.

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DETROIT – An accused teenager kill four fellow students and more injured at a Michigan high school is expected to plead guilty to murder next week, authorities said Friday.

Ethan Crumbley created the violent images during a class assignment last November but was not sent home by Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan. Hours later, he pulled out his gun and committed a mass shooting.

Authorities have blamed Crumbley’s parents, portraying them as a dysfunctional couple who ignore their son’s mental health needs and happily offer a gun as a treat gifts just days before the attack happened. They also face fees.

Crumbley, 16, will appear in court on Monday.

“We can confirm that the shooter is expected to plead guilty to all 24 counts, including terrorism, and the prosecutor has notified the victims,” ​​said David Williams, assistant chief of staff. prosecutors in Oakland County, said.

A notice seeking comment was left for the boy’s attorneys.

Crumbley was 15 years old when the shooting happened at Oxford High School, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Detroit.

His parents were summoned to the school that day to discuss the boy’s ominous writings. A teacher found a drawing with a gun pointed at the words, “Thoughts won’t stop. Help me.” There is an image of a bullet with the message: “Blood is everywhere.”

James and Jennifer Crumbley refused to take Ethan home but they were asked to consult him within 48 hours, according to investigators.

A day earlier, a teacher saw Ethan looking for ammo on his phone. The school contacted his mother, Jennifer Crumbley, who later told her son in a text message: “Lol. I’m not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Ethan Crumbley was charged as an adult with one count of terrorism causing death, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of attempted murder and 12 counts of firearm use.

A charge of first-degree murder usually results in an automatic life sentence in Michigan. But teens have the right to a hearing where their attorney can argue for a shorter term and the chance to get pardon.

Crumbley’s parents face involuntary manslaughter charges

Particularly James and Jennifer Crumbley are facing involuntary manslaughter – a rare case of prosecutors trying to hold parents accountable for a school shooting. They allegedly made Ethan a gun and ignored his mental health care needs.

“Simply put, they created an environment where their son’s tendencies to violence thrive. They realized their son was in trouble, and then they bought him a gun. “, prosecutors said in a court filing.

The Crumbleys say they don’t know about Ethan’s plan. They also argue that guns are easy to get at home.

Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Hana St. Juliana and Justin Shilling were killed, while six students and a teacher were injured.

The sheriff says a guilty plea would be a relief to the families

Police Chief Mike Bouchard said the confession from Ethan Crumbley would be a relief for families and witnesses.

Bouchard told WDIV-TV: “At least without having to go through the pain of seeing every bit of evidence, every video and all the horrible stuff.”

In court documents, prosecutors revealed part of Ethan Crumbley’s personal diary. He says that his grades are poor and that his parents hate each other and have no money.

“This just adds to my desire to bombard the school or do something else,” the teen wrote.

All three Crumbleys are being held at the Oakland County Jail, although Ethan is kept under wraps by adults.

Ven Johnson, the attorney who is suing the Oxford school district, said parents of the shooting victims would decline to comment until after the trial.

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