Michigan teenage killer’s parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison

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Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents convicted in a US mass school shooting.

The parents of a Michigan school gunman were each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison on Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.They were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors presented evidence of an unsecured gun at home and indifference toward the teenager’s mental health.

Before sentencing, family members of the students killed in the shooting asked a judge to sentence the parents to 10 years, condemning them as failures whose selfishness led to four deaths and a community tragedy. Ethan told a counsellor he was sad — a grandmother had died and his only friend suddenly had moved away — but said the drawing reflected only his interest in creating video games.

There was no trial testimony from specialists about Ethan’s state of mind. But the judge, over defence objections, allowed the jury to see excerpts from his journal.

 

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