Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty to murdering four fellow classmates in a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan in November of last year.
Crumbley, 16, pleaded guilty to all 24 charges levied against him, including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder, according to CNN. In addition to the four people he killed, he also wounded six other classmates and a teacher on Nov. 30, 2021, Crumbley confessed.
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The judge read out the name of each victim, asking the teenager whether he killed him or her, to which he replied, “Yes,” each time.
Crumbley’s parents are also being tried for involuntary manslaughter. The couple’s son took the weapon used to carry out the massacre from an unlocked gun locker at their house. The weapon was bought by the father, James Crumbley, just four days before the massacre. Prosecutors argue the couple played “a much larger role than just buying their son a gun” and ignored obvious warning signs.
The parents’ trial is set to begin in January. They are being held in a county jail.
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Michigan abolished the death penalty in 1847, according to the State Bar of Michigan, meaning life in prison is the harshest sentence Ethan Crumbley can receive.
Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, previously pleaded not guilty, but he changed his plea recently. His next hearing is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2023, with a sentencing to follow.
