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The jury has begun to deliberate in the case of Jennifer Crumbley. It's an unprecedented case, where Crumbley is being charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter after her son Ethan killed four students at his Michigan high school in 2021. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has the latest from the courtroom.
A Michigan jury heard closing arguments Friday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the gunman who killed four people in the 2021 Oxford High School shooting. Prosecutors argued that it was her negligence that led to the shooting committed by her then 15-year-old son. Lilia Luciano was in the courtroom and reports.
Jennifer Crumbley, whose son murdered four students at a Michigan high school in 2021, took the stand for the first time Thursday in her own trial, saying she didn't think her son needed mental health counseling despite a warning from the school on the day of his deadly rampage. Friday, she's expected back on the stand to face cross examination. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano is in Pontiac, Michigan, covering the trial.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, took the stand in her trial and offered testimony on how her husband and son researched and acquired the gun that was used to kill four students in 2021. Crumbley testified the gun was only to be used at the shooting range. CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano is following the case and CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the mother's testimony.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Michigan school shooter, took the stand in her criminal trial on Thursday. Crumbley is facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly 2021 shooting at Oxford High School that her son carried out. CBS News' Elaine Quijano reports on the testimony.
Jennifer Crumbley is charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly failing to stop her son, Ethan, from committing a deadly school shooting in 2021. Her husband, James Crumbley, is also charged but is being tried separately. Both pleaded not guilty. CBS News' Elaine Quijano was in court for the first day of the trial and has more on the testimony. And CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe has more on the legal aspects of the case.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of convicted Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, begins her trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter. Alongside her husband, James, who also faces charges and pleaded not guilty, this marks a significant legal proceeding. CBS News’ Elaine Quijano reports.
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, is in court Wednesday facing involuntary manslaughter charges related to her son's shooting rampage on Nov. 30, 2021, where four people died and seven were injured. CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano is following the trial.
The families of Michigan's Oxford High School shooting victims watched as the man who carried out the attack in 2021 was sentenced Friday to life without a possibility of parole by Oakland County Judge Kwame Rowe. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins CBS News with more on the sentencing, and Kyla Peeples, a CBS News associate producer, reports on the hearing.
Ethan Crumbley is awaiting his sentence for the deadly November 2021 shooting at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan. Four students were killed. CBS News Detroit's Jordan Burrows is following the latest phase in the case as victim impact statements get underway.
The shooter's sentencing date will be in person and is scheduled for Dec. 8 at 9 a.m.
Disturbing journal entries and accounts of animal killings have been heard by a judge as prosecutors make their case for a life sentence for a 17-year-old gunman who pleaded guilty in a 2021 shooting that killed four students and wounded seven other people at his high school. His lawyers argue he can be rehabilitated and should be eligible for parole. CBS News Detroit reporter Andres Gutierrez reports.
Ethan Crumbley, who fatally shot four of his classmates, pleaded guilty to 24 felony counts, including murder and terrorism, in a Michigan courtroom. He could face life in prison and may be called to testify when his parents go on trial for supplying him with a gun.
In the gallery, some relatives of the victims were weeping as prosecutors described the crimes.
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The case is highly unusual because parents are rarely held criminally responsible for teens accused in mass school shootings.
The notice from his lawyers comes as Crumbley, his parents and school officials face a new lawsuit over the attack.
Mutliple lawsuits have been filed accusing the school district and school personnel of not doing enough to prevent the shooting.
A civil lawsuit filed against the school district accuses administrators of putting students in danger by allegedly downplaying the accused gunman's actions.
Ethan Crumbley, a Michigan teenager charged with killing four people in a shooting at Oxford High School in November, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday, paving the way for a trial. Meanwhile, his parents, who are also charged, made a separate court appearance. CBS Detroit reporter April Morton joined CBSN with the latest.
In trying to get their $500,000 bond cut to $100,000, a lawyer for James and Jennifer Crumbley says they're "devastated" by the shooting and it was "the last thing they expected."
Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley returns to court in Michigan today as his defense team and prosecutors discuss the proceedings. Reporter April Morton from CBS Detroit station WWJ joins CBSN with the latest.
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The parents of the alleged gunman in a Michigan school shooting were arrested inside a vacant art studio in Detroit early Saturday morning after a manhunt. Michigan's attorney general has offered to conduct an independent investigation into the school's actions before the shooting. Michael George reports.
Parents of alleged school shooter Ethan Crumbley remain behind bars as the Oakland School District is set to face inquiries about the incident from the state's attorney general. Michael George is in Oxford, Michigan, with the latest.
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