DETROIT — A three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday heard oral arguments about whether there is sufficient evidence to order the parents of a former Oxford High School student to face involuntary manslaughter charges for 2021 mass shooting at the school, focusing largely on what James and Jennifer Crumbley didn't do.
The Crumbleys each face four involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the deaths of four Oxford High students in the Nov. 30, 2021 shooting: Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17. Their son pleaded guilty in October to their deaths and awaits sentencing.
Prosecutors have argued the Crumbleys were grossly negligent in buying their then-15-year-old son a handgun and ignoring his mental state.