PONTIAC, Mich. — Ethan Crumbley pleaded guilty Monday to 24 charges related to the Nov. 30 Oxford High School mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven other people and for the first time revealed key details about the gun he used in the rampage, a development that could impact the criminal case against his parents.
In Oakland County Circuit Court, Crumbley said he gave his father the money to buy the gun and that the weapon was not locked up on the day of the shooting. Ethan's parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, have been accused by prosecutors of "gross negligence" that led to the killings and face up to 15 years in prison if found guilty on four counts each of involuntary manslaughter.
It was the first time the 16-year-old, who pleaded guilty Monday to criminal charges including first-degree murder and terrorism, detailed how he got the weapon, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said at a press conference after the hearing.
