Oxford High School shooting

Oxford High School shooting
Part of mass shootings in the United States
Map
LocationOxford Township, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates42°50′17″N 83°15′40″W / 42.83806°N 83.26111°W / 42.83806; -83.26111
DateNovember 30, 2021 (2021-11-30)
c. 12:51[a] – c. 12:55 p.m.[5] (EST)
TargetStudents and staff at Oxford High School
Attack type
Mass shooting, school shooting
Weapons9 mm SIG Sauer SP 2022 semi-automatic handgun
Deaths4
Injured
7
PerpetratorEthan Crumbley
MotiveUnder investigation
Accused
  • Jennifer and James Crumbley (Ethan's parents)
VerdictEthan:
Pleaded guilty
Jennifer:
Found guilty x 4 counts
ConvictionsEthan:
Charges

On November 30, 2021, a gunman opened fire on students at Oxford High School (Michigan).[7] The school is near Detroit, in Michigan.

The gunman killed four people and injured six others. The shooter, Ethan Crumbley, was a 15-year-old sophomore student at the school. He was taken into custody. On October 24, 2022, Crumbley plead guilty to all of the charges put against him.[8]

On December 8, 2023, Ethan was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, plus 24 years.

On April 9, 2024, Ethan's parents, James and Jennifer, were sentenced to 15 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years.

The shooting, along with the Michigan State University shooting, are the deadliest school shootings in the history of Michigan.

Incident

Once the shootings happened, the school was plunged into lockdown. Some students were evacuated to a nearby Meijer shop.[9]

At 12:55 PM, police arrived at the school after receiving at least 100 911 calls.[10] The shooter was arrested unharmed, without putting up a fight.[9]

Perpetrator

Ethan Robert Crumbley (born April 28, 2006) in Atlantic Beach, Florida, was identified as the shooter he was taken to the county's detention center and placed under suicide watch,[11] At a young age he played first-run shooter games such as Call of Duty and enjoyed horror films.

Behavior before the shooting

In Crumbley's journal he detailed "I want to shoot up my school so badly".[12]

Responses

U.S. Representative Rep. Elissa Slotkin, whose district includes Oxford High School, tweeted about the shooting, calling it a "dark & painful day" for the state.[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sources do not agree on the exact time when the shooting started. WDIV-TV and WZZM say the shooting started at 12:51 p.m.[1][2] CNN reported that, according to a prosecutor, the suspect, Ethan Crumbley, was seen with a backpack before 12:51, "then a minute or two later he exited [a] bathroom without the backpack but with a gun in hand".[3] Detroit Free Press and BBC News reported that police received the first 9-1-1 calls at 12:51.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Johncox, Cassidy; Hutchinson, Derick (December 5, 2021). "Sunday Read: Everything we know about Oxford High School shooting -- timeline, charges, evidence, more". WDIV-TV. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "TIMELINE: Here's a look at the events leading up to the deadly Oxford High School shooting". WZZM. December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. ↑ Elamroussi, Aya (December 4, 2021). "The shooter 'methodically and deliberately' fired at students. A timeline of a school shooting tragedy". CNN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  4. ↑ Moran, Lily Altavena, Liz Shepard, Frank Witsil and Darcie. "4 dead, 7 injured in Oxford High School shooting; suspect is 15-year-old student". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Michigan school shooting: Student kills four and wounds seven". BBC News. November 30, 2021. Archived from the original on November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ Sullivan, Becky (December 3, 2021). "Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect are charged with involuntary manslaughter". NPR. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ Press, Caleb Holloway/Associated (November 30, 2021). "Police: 4 dead, 7 injured in Oxford High School shooting in Michigan". WWMT. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ NPR https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131279352/ethan-crumbley-pleads-guilty-to-murdering-4-students-at-a-michigan-school. Retrieved October 24, 2022. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Michigan school shooting: 3 dead, 8 injured after student opens fire - National". Global News. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Michigan school shooting: Student kills three and wounds six". BBC News. November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Michigan school shooting suspect and his parents put on suicide watch". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ "'I wonder how many people I will kill': Inside the journal and mind of Ethan Crumbley". WXYZ 7 Action News Detroit. February 28, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  13. ↑ Vales, Leinz; Chowdhury, Maureen; Kurtz, Jason; Wagner, Meg (November 30, 2021). "Michigan lawmaker tweets condolences to school shooting victims from her district". CNN.