(3 Oct 2023)
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ARCHIVE: Rochester Hills, Michigan – 14 December 2021
1. Jennifer Crumbley arrives in court, and the case is called
HEADLINE: Michigan school shooter’s parents cleared for trial
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Detroit – 3 October 2023
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, Associated Press:
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“Well, the Michigan Supreme Court said that the parents of Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter. James and Jennifer Crumbley are the teen's parents. They're accused of making a gun accessible to their son and also ignoring or neglecting his mental health needs.”
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ARCHIVE: Rochester Hills, Michigan – 14 December 2021
3. Jennifer and James Crumbley sit at the defense table during a court hearing
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Detroit – 3 October 2023
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, Associated Press:
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“Lawyers for James and Jennifer Crumbley have argued that no one could have foreseen what was going to happen that day. They're not accused of knowing that their son was going to attack his school. But they are accused of making the gun accessible.”
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ARCHIVE: Rochester Hills, Michigan – 14 December 2021
5. Jennifer Crumbley sits at the defense table
6. James Crumbley sits
7. James and Jennifer Crumbley speak at the defense table until a law enforcement officer appears to instruct them to stop
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ARCHIVE: Pontiac, Michigan – 28 July 2023
8. STILL of Ethan Crumbley sitting in court
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Detroit – 3 October 2023
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Ed White, Associated Press:
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“This is a unique case, because parents rarely, if ever, are charged for the deeds of their children, especially in a school shooting. There's been a lot of argument about this case, whether the charges fit, but the Supreme Court is going to let a lower court decision stand. And Jennifer and James Crumbley will face their own trial in the months ahead.”
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ARCHIVE: Pontiac, Michigan – 28 July 2023
10. STILL of Oxford High School shooting victims’ families reacting to testimony in court
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ARCHIVE: Oxford Township, Michigan – 30 November 2021
11. Mourners embrace each other during a prayer vigil held at a church
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ARCHIVE: Oxford, Michigan – 1 December 2021
12. STILL of mourners grieving at Oxford High School
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ARCHIVE: Rochester Hills, Michigan – 14 December 2021
13. Jennifer Crumbley is escorted out of the courtroom
STORYLINE:
The Michigan Supreme Court turned down an appeal Tuesday that cleared the way for the parents of a teenager who fatally shot four students at Oxford High School to face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.
James and Jennifer Crumbley are accused of making a gun accessible to Ethan Crumbley and ignoring his mental health needs. The state appeals court said in March that the couple could face trial, and the Supreme Court let that decision stand in a one-sentence order.
Prosecutors in suburban Detroit had to show only that there was probable cause to put the parents on trial, a low threshold at this stage. The appeals court noted that an Oakland County jury will hear a more expansive case from all sides.
The shooter killed Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, Hana St. Juliana and Justin Shilling at Oxford High, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) north of Detroit, in November 2021. Six students and a teacher were also wounded.
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