Oxford High School shooting
Mass shooting in Oxford Township, Michigan, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On November 30, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at Oxford High School in the Detroit exurb of Oxford Township, Michigan, United States. Ethan Robert Crumbley, age 15, armed with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, murdered four students and injured seven people, including a teacher. Authorities arrested and charged Crumbley as an adult for 24 crimes, including murder and terrorism. Crumbley pleaded guilty to all of the charges in October 2022 and was sentenced in December 2023 to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 24 years.[10]
Oxford High School shooting | |
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Location | Oxford Township, Michigan, U.S. |
Coordinates | 42°50′17″N 83°15′40″W |
Date | November 30, 2021 (2021-11-30) c. 12:51[lower-alpha 1] – c. 12:55 p.m.[5] (EST) |
Target | Students and staff at Oxford High School |
Attack type | Mass shooting, school shooting, mass murder, terrorism |
Weapons | 9mm SIG Sauer SP 2022 semi-automatic handgun |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 7 |
Perpetrator | Ethan Robert Crumbley |
Motive | Unclear |
Convicted | Jennifer and James Crumbley (Ethan’s parents) |
Verdict | Ethan: Pleaded guilty Jennifer and James: Guilty on all counts |
Convictions | Ethan:
Jennifer and James:
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Sentence | Ethan: Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, plus 24 years Jennifer and James: 10 to 15 years in prison[6] |
Litigation | 3[lower-alpha 2] |
Crumbley's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to secure the handgun used in the shooting.[11] After failing to appear for their arraignment, the parents were the subjects of a manhunt by the U.S. Marshals; they were caught and arrested in Detroit. The Crumbleys were tried and convicted separately of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and were jointly sentenced on April 9, 2024, to the maximum allowed, 15 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 10 years.[6]
Lawsuits were filed against the school district, Oxford Community Schools, alleging negligence by school officials towards warning signs exhibited by Crumbley leading up to the shooting.