School Shooter's Parents Charged After Deadly Rampage
The proclivity of school shootings in the United States has a different impetus for just about everyone you’d ask.
Some, like those on the far left, believe that these things are the fault of guns. Â As though their mere presence somehow entices a person to commit mass murder. Â Others blame pop culture, often pointing to violent video games and movies.
And then there are those who blame the parents, suggesting that a child raised right would respect human life at a level unbecoming of a massacre-ist. Â This theory is about to get tested legally.
The parents of the teen suspect accused of killing four students after opening fire inside a Michigan high school earlier this week are now facing involuntary manslaughter charges as prosecutors on Friday revealed text messages allegedly sent to their son before and after the attack.
James and Jennifer Crumbley are each facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter, according to Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald. Their son, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, allegedly fired at least 30 rounds in the hallways of Oxford High School on Tuesday, killing four classmates and injuring seven others, including a teacher.
McDonald did not mince her words.
“While the shooter was the one who entered the high school and pulled the trigger, there are other individuals who contributed to the events on November 30 and it is my intention to hold them accountable as well,” McDonald told reporters during a press conference. “It’s imperative we prevent this from happening again. No other parent or community should have to live through this nightmare.”
The weapon was retrieved by their son from an unlocked drawer in the home – an egregious ignorance of common sense gun safety measures.