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On November 30, 2021, a school shooting occurred at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan, United States. 15-year-old Ethan Robert Crumbley opened fire with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, killing four students and injuring seven people, including a teacher. Authorities arrested and charged Crumbley as an adult for 24 crimes, including murder and terrorism. Crumbley pleaded guilty to all of the charges in October 2022 and was sentenced in December 2023 to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 24 years.
Crumbley's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to secure the handgun used in the shooting. After failing to appear for their arraignment, the parents were the subjects of a manhunt by the U.S. Marshals; they were caught and arrested in Detroit. The Crumbleys were tried and convicted separately of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and were jointly sentenced on April 9, 2024, to the maximum allowed: 15 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after 10 years.
Lawsuits were filed against the school district, Oxford Community Schools, alleging negligence by school officials towards warning signs exhibited by Crumbley leading up to the shooting.
Oxford High School used the active shooter drill known as ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate), which uses proactive strategies to evade a gunman, such as using noise as a distraction and creating distance. The teachers were also trained to use a barrier at the base of the door called Nightlock, which was installed on every door of the school in 2017, three years before such barriers were required by Michigan law.
According to students and parents, rumors about threats of a mass shooting at the school were circulating before it occurred, prompting some students to stay home the day of the incident. Earlier that month, following an act of vandalism—which included the hurling of a severed deer head from the school roof into the courtyard—school administrators published a note to parents, saying they had been investigating the rumors, but found no threat. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard asserted that his office was also unaware of any credible threats prior to the shooting.
Surveillance footage showed Ethan Robert Crumbley entering a bathroom and exiting it about a minute later, holding a semi-automatic handgun.[failed verification] Immediately afterwards, he started firing in the hallway as hundreds of students passed through, transitioning from one class to another. When the students began fleeing, he methodically and deliberately walked down the hallway and shot into classrooms and at anyone who was unable to escape until he moved on toward another classroom. Due to the quick response by students and staff, Crumbley was unable to actually enter any of the classrooms.
According to students, a voice over the intercom alerted them to an active shooter, and their teachers started locking and barricading doors and covering windows, convincing them it was not a drill. Others recounted hearing loud, banging sounds, before they realized the noises were gunshots and quickly locked the door. One student, who hid in a toilet stall, recalled hearing a gun being cocked outside the bathroom. Once the school had been secured, he opened the bathroom door to find several bodies lying on the floor.
At 12:51 p.m., police received the first of approximately 100 9-1-1 calls about the shooting and headed to the school. Within two or three minutes of first-responder arrival on the scene, Crumbley was arrested, unharmed, by a deputy, assigned as a school resource officer, and a second deputy. The assailant allegedly still had seven rounds of ammunition loaded into his gun and two 15-round magazines. At a news conference, Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe said Crumbley surrendered to deputies without incident. The entire shooting lasted about five minutes and occurred in the southern end of the school building. A total of 32 spent bullet casings were found at the school.
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Oxford High School shooting
On November 30, 2021, a school shooting occurred at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan, United States. 15-year-old Ethan Robert Crumbley opened fire with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, killing four students and injuring seven people, including a teacher. Authorities arrested and charged Crumbley as an adult for 24 crimes, including murder and terrorism. Crumbley pleaded guilty to all of the charges in October 2022 and was sentenced in December 2023 to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 24 years.
Crumbley's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to secure the handgun used in the shooting. After failing to appear for their arraignment, the parents were the subjects of a manhunt by the U.S. Marshals; they were caught and arrested in Detroit. The Crumbleys were tried and convicted separately of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, and were jointly sentenced on April 9, 2024, to the maximum allowed: 15 years in prison, with the possibility of parole after 10 years.
Lawsuits were filed against the school district, Oxford Community Schools, alleging negligence by school officials towards warning signs exhibited by Crumbley leading up to the shooting.
Oxford High School used the active shooter drill known as ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate), which uses proactive strategies to evade a gunman, such as using noise as a distraction and creating distance. The teachers were also trained to use a barrier at the base of the door called Nightlock, which was installed on every door of the school in 2017, three years before such barriers were required by Michigan law.
According to students and parents, rumors about threats of a mass shooting at the school were circulating before it occurred, prompting some students to stay home the day of the incident. Earlier that month, following an act of vandalism—which included the hurling of a severed deer head from the school roof into the courtyard—school administrators published a note to parents, saying they had been investigating the rumors, but found no threat. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard asserted that his office was also unaware of any credible threats prior to the shooting.
Surveillance footage showed Ethan Robert Crumbley entering a bathroom and exiting it about a minute later, holding a semi-automatic handgun.[failed verification] Immediately afterwards, he started firing in the hallway as hundreds of students passed through, transitioning from one class to another. When the students began fleeing, he methodically and deliberately walked down the hallway and shot into classrooms and at anyone who was unable to escape until he moved on toward another classroom. Due to the quick response by students and staff, Crumbley was unable to actually enter any of the classrooms.
According to students, a voice over the intercom alerted them to an active shooter, and their teachers started locking and barricading doors and covering windows, convincing them it was not a drill. Others recounted hearing loud, banging sounds, before they realized the noises were gunshots and quickly locked the door. One student, who hid in a toilet stall, recalled hearing a gun being cocked outside the bathroom. Once the school had been secured, he opened the bathroom door to find several bodies lying on the floor.
At 12:51 p.m., police received the first of approximately 100 9-1-1 calls about the shooting and headed to the school. Within two or three minutes of first-responder arrival on the scene, Crumbley was arrested, unharmed, by a deputy, assigned as a school resource officer, and a second deputy. The assailant allegedly still had seven rounds of ammunition loaded into his gun and two 15-round magazines. At a news conference, Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe said Crumbley surrendered to deputies without incident. The entire shooting lasted about five minutes and occurred in the southern end of the school building. A total of 32 spent bullet casings were found at the school.
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