“Our laws haven’t really adapted to the reality of school shootings, and the closest we have are these child access-prevention laws,” said Kris Brown, president of the Brady gun-control advocacy group In about half, the firearms were easily accessible.īut laws aimed at restricting gun access are not always enforced and vary in strength, experts say. Department of Homeland Security found that guns came from the home of a parent or close relative in 76% of school attacks where firearms were used.
In 2000, a man from the Flint, Mich., area pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter after a 6-year-old boy who was living with him found a gun in a shoebox and killed a classmate.Ī 2019 assessment by the U.S. World & Nation Michigan school shooting suspect was sent to office but discipline not needed, official saysĪ Michigan schools chief says no discipline was necessary for a teen who was summoned to the office before he allegedly shot four students to death. 26 while his son stood by at the shop, according to investigators. The semiautomatic handgun authorities determined was used in the shooting Tuesday was purchased by James Crumbley on Nov. Here’s a look at the issues facing the parents: What do we know about the gun? Their attorneys said they would fight the charges. The parents were taken into custody early Saturday and later appeared in court where a judge set a $500,000 bond for each after they entered not guilty pleas. They’re charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, while Ethan, 15, is charged as an adult with murder, terrorism and other crimes. Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said Jennifer and James Crumbley ignored opportunities to intervene, up to just a few hours before the bloodshed.
That’s what makes the case against Ethan Crumbley’s parents uncommon, following the fatal shooting of four students at Oxford High School in southeastern Michigan. school shootings have often come from the homes of young perpetrators, but parents are rarely charged for the violence that occurs, experts say.