A jury has found Jennifer Crumbley, whose son killed four students at a Michigan high school mass shooting in 2021, guilty of manslaughter ― a crime she was charged with because she and her husband gave her then 15-year-old son a gun despite his behavioral issues.
Crumbley, 45, was charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter for her role in the deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan’s Oxford Township.
Prosecutors argued that she and husband James Crumbley ― who’s set to stand trial next month ― were responsible for their 15-year-old son Ethan’s rampage because they bought him a semi-automatic handgun just days before he opened fire at school, even though their son was struggling with his mental state and exhibiting disturbing behavior.
It’s believed to be the first time prosecutors have attempted to hold the parents of a shooter accountable for their child’s actions.