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Michigan school officials must face lawsuit over Oxford shooting

The dean of students and a school counselor are accused of making a bad situation worse in a meeting with the gunman and his parents just hours before the mass shooting.

Michigan jurors convict school shooter’s dad on manslaughter charges

James Crumbley joins his wife, who was convicted in February on identical charges.

Jury takes over in manslaughter trial for Michigan school shooter’s dad

Both the prosecution and defense rested early Wednesday morning.

Counselors testify in manslaughter trial of school shooter’s dad

As during his wife's trial last month, Crumbley's defense team implied Oxford High School staff members were responsible for the mass shooting that occurred there in 2021.

Trial for father of Michigan school shooter begins

James is the last of the three-member Crumbley family to face trial for their role in the worst school shooting in Michigan history. His wife awaits sentencing in April, and his son will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Jury selection underway in criminal trial of school shooter’s father

James Crumbley's wife was found guilty in February on the same manslaughter charges he now faces.

Mother of school shooter found guilty of manslaughter

The Oxford, Michigan, school shooter's father faces trial on identical charges next month.

Attorneys present closing arguments in manslaughter trial for school shooter’s mother

The jury will begin deliberations next week on if Jennifer Crumbley can be held responsible for her son's crimes.

School shooter’s mother testifies in her own manslaughter trial

Jennifer Crumbley said she wishes her son would have killed her and her husband instead of four schoolmates.

Jurors shown police bodycam footage of manhunt for Michigan school shooter’s parents

The owner of a coffee company said police had "full-on rifles" while arresting Jennifer and James Crumbley.

Testimony raises questions about actions of Michigan school shooter’s mother

One witness said she was more worried about her job than what her son had done.

Evidence dispute halts manslaughter trial for school shooter’s mom

The presiding judge dismissed jurors for the day shortly after Crumbley's lawyer called one witness' testimony prejudicial.

Social media, text messages at center of trial for mother of Michigan mass shooter

Prosecutors painted Jennifer Crumbley as more worried about her horse than her son's mental health.

Prosecutor: Mother of Michigan high school shooter bears responsibility for son’s rampage

Attorneys made opening statements in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, who along with her husband are the first parents to face criminal charges related to a school shooting.

Michigan shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole

Victims of the Oxford High School shooting confronted the shooter at the sentencing hearing where they called him a coward and detailed the personal traumas they would deal with for the rest of their lives.

Report: Michigan shooting showed school’s ‘failure and responsibility by omission’

The investigative firm commissioned by Oxford school officials found that there were protocols in place to deal with troubled students, but a lack of trained workers at all levels allowed the tragedy to unfold despite warning signs.

Michigan Supreme Court denies appeal from high school shooter’s parents

The couple have been in jail for almost two years as they contest the involuntary manslaughter charges against them. They now likely face trial, unless they can cut a deal with prosecutors.

Oxford school shooter could face life in prison without parole, judge rules

While the defense argued that the shooter, who was 15 at the time of his crimes, was too young to face life in prison, the prosecution was adamantly against the idea of parole. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 8.

Brain expert testimony: Michigan shooter mentally ill, was ‘feral’ child

At a hearing that will determine if the shooter gets a life prison sentence, defense lawyers painted him as a severely depressed youth with a closed head injury and detached parents who refused to acknowledge his mental deterioration.

Michigan victims describe the carnage before teen shooter’s sentencing

“I just watched him kill someone,” one student texted his family in a group chat as he hid in a bathroom.

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