Oxford High School Shooter Receives Life Sentence for 2021 Mass Shooting

Ethan Crumbley, the Michigan teen responsible for a mass shooting at Oxford High School in 2021, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Crumbley pleaded guilty to 24 felonies, including murder and terrorism. Survivors and families of the victims gave emotional statements during the sentencing hearing, urging the judge to deny Crumbley any chance at parole. Prosecutors argued that Crumbley deserved the harshest penalty due to his planning and research into the shooting. Crumbley's attorneys claimed he was remorseful and could be rehabilitated, but the judge ultimately sentenced him to life without parole, stating that he believed there was little chance of true reform. Crumbley's parents also face separate trials on charges of involuntary manslaughter for their alleged negligence in ignoring their son's mental health pleas and buying him the gun used in the shooting.