Parents of Michigan School Shooter on Trial for Manslaughter: A Landmark Case in Responsibility for Mass Shootings
In a groundbreaking trial that will test the limits of accountability in mass shootings, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, the teenager who opened fire at his high school in Oxford, Michigan in 2021, are facing charges of manslaughter. James and Jennifer Crumbley have pleaded not guilty to four charges of involuntary manslaughter for their alleged roles in their son's rampage, which resulted in the deaths of four students and the injury of seven others.
Prosecutors have put forth a novel and controversial legal theory, asserting that the parents of the gunman share responsibility for the deaths of the students. They argue that James and Jennifer Crumbley disregarded the risks when they purchased a gun for their son just four days before the shooting, despite his known mental health struggl...