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A Virginia teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student in 2023 testified that she thought she had died, describing her injuries and the traumatic experience. The incident led to a lawsuit against a former assistant principal accused of ignoring warnings about the student's access to a gun, and highlighted issues of school safety and gun access among young children.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the shooting that killed four students and wounded seven others. The jury's decision marks a significant legal development in holding parents accountable for their child's actions in mass shootings. Crumbley's conviction reflects a growing trend of prosecuting parents of juvenile shooters, emphasizing the importance of responsible gun access and parental responsibility.
The jury in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, will resume deliberations on Tuesday after pausing to ask questions about culpability and the introduction of evidence. Crumbley faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2021 shooting. The jury must determine if she was grossly negligent in allowing her son access to the gun used in the shooting and if the deaths were reasonably foreseeable. If convicted, she could face up to 15 years in prison. This trial marks the first time a parent has been tried for manslaughter in connection with a mass shooting, and its outcome could set a precedent for parental criminal responsibility in such cases.
A Michigan school official testified that he felt he had no grounds to search the backpack of the teenager who later fatally shot four fellow students, despite a meeting with the teen’s parents about a violent drawing he had scrawled. The parents declined to take their son home, and a few hours later, he carried out the shooting. Jennifer Crumbley, the mother, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, with prosecutors alleging gross negligence in tending to their son’s mental health and making a gun accessible at home. The official expressed concern about the teen's mental health and found it "odd" that the parents didn't immediately take him home, unaware that the father had recently purchased a gun for him.
The mother of a 15-year-old school shooter in Michigan, Jennifer Crumbley, is facing manslaughter charges for making a firearm easily accessible and ignoring warning signs. Her attorney, Shannon Smith, opened the trial by quoting Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" and argued that the prosecution's attempt to hold Crumbley responsible is like putting a Band-Aid on a problem that can't be fixed that way. The son pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. The attorney also hinted at laying some blame on the husband, James Crumbley, while the prosecutor described Jennifer as an unaware mom who missed opportunities to intervene before the shooting.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford school shooter, is facing trial for involuntary manslaughter, marking the first time parents of a school shooter have been charged with such a crime. While the parents acknowledge buying their son a gun, they claim they were unaware of his plan. Prosecutors argue that they ignored their son's mental health struggles and provided him with access to a deadly weapon. The historic trial is expected to set a precedent for cases involving parental negligence in mass shootings, with the father also set to stand trial separately. If found guilty, the Crumbleys could face up to 15 years in prison.