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'On Country' football league an opportunity to bring communities together – but we need more government funding

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The Conversation · Apr 5, 2023

Judge: Oxford Schools, staff immune from shooting lawsuits

A Michigan judge has ruled that staff and administrators at Oxford High School cannot be sued for a mass shooting that left four students dead and seven others wounded

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Prosecutor: Case against parents of Michigan school shooter 'stronger' than ever

DETROIT — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald claims that her involuntary manslaughter case against the parents of the teen who went on a deadly shooting rampage at Oxford High School in November 2021 is stronger than ever.

Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022

Officials: Oxford Schools never implemented safety policy

Two former school board officials say policies and procedures that could have prevented a mass shooting that left four students dead at a Michigan high school last year were approved earlier but never implemented

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2022

Details emerge about how shooter obtained gun used in Oxford rampage

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…

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

Emotions run high as Ethan Crumbley pleads guilty in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — A stoic Ethan Crumbley admitted to an Oakland County judge Monday that he went on a shooting rampage in Oxford High School last year that left four of his classmates dead and seven others wounded, prompting emotional responses from victims' families in the courtroom.

Tribune News Service · Oct 25, 2022

Michigan school shooter pleads guilty to all charges

Ethan Crumbley, who killed four fellow students at a Detroit-area school last year, was accused of murder and terrorism.

Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2022

Judge cautions prosecution about pretrial statements in trial of Oxford shooting suspect's parents

PONTIAC, Mich. — An Oakland Circuit Court judge handling the trial of the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter is allowing Oakland Prosecutor Karen McDonald to share information with those affected by the shooting but urged her to be cautious.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Parents of Oxford High shooting suspect take case to Michigan Supreme Court

DETROIT — The parents of accused Oxford High shooter Ethan Crumbley continued their pursuit for a halt to their case and a block on some evidence by appealing to the Michigan Supreme Court Monday.

Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022

Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect fight to forbid prosecutor's expert witness

PONTIAC, Mich. — The Oxford couple facing charges related to the Nov. 30 school shooting involving their teenage son are arguing the Oakland County prosecutor's expert witness shouldn't be allowed to testify.

Tribune News Service · Sep 15, 2022