The parents of the 15-year-old boy accused of shooting four students and injuring others on Tuesday at a Michigan high school have been charged Friday with manslaughter for their role in the deadly shooting. Authorities say they may be on the run. That reports AP.
The parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, have been accused of negligence for failing to intervene in the massacre, despite being informed that a violent drawing that read “blood everywhere” had been found on their son’s desk. ethan. He has been charged with fourfold murder and terrorism.
According to prosecutor Karen McDonald, the parents have been guilty of “gross” acts, including purchasing the firearm on Black Friday as a gift for their son. They also allegedly resisted when the board wanted to expel Ethan from school just hours before the shooting for violent drawings and notes.
It is rare for the parents of a school shooter to be charged, although guns in shootings regularly come from the family home. Authorities were looking for the couple on Friday. Sheriff Mike Bouchard said their attorney had promised to help arrange their arrest after the charges were filed, but she was unable to reach them.
Ammunition on mobile phone
However, according to attorney Shannon Smith, the Crumbleys were not on the run, but had left their residence “for their own safety.” They would “return to appear,” she told AP.
McDonald described the events leading up to the shooting, the bloodiest at a school in the US this year. Education staff were concerned about the suspect Monday after a teacher saw him looking for ammunition on his cell phone. After his mother was informed, she sent him a text message, according to the prosecutor, saying “Lol, I’m not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught.”
On the day of the shooting, notes were found with violent texts and drawings. The school held a meeting with Ethan and his parents, demanding that he receive psychological help within 48 hours. The parents did not ask their son about the gun and failed to check his bag. Nor did they want him to leave the school. He went back to his class before the shooting happened.
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