Status: 04.12.2021 02:23 am
After the deadly shooting at a school in the US state of Michigan, the police are looking for the parents of the 15-year-old suspected shooter. They apparently gave their son the semi-automatic murder weapon as a Christmas present.
After the fatal shooting in a school in the US state of Michigan, the police are looking for the parents of the alleged 15-year-old perpetrator. Anyone with information regarding the whereregardings of James and Jennifer C. should call 911 immediately, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s warrant released Friday. You would be wanted for manslaughter.
Prosecutor Karen McDonald said on CNN that evening: “I hope they do the right thing and turn themselves in.” If the parents elude the police, it is likely that they will have to answer for further allegations.
Charges once morest parents of perpetrators very rare
McDonald said at a press conference on Friday that charges had been brought once morest the parents of the alleged 15-year-old perpetrator. James and Jennifer C. are each accused of four counts of manslaughter. The parents bought the murder weapon, allowed their underage son access to the gun and ignored warnings, McDonald said.
Charges once morest the parents of a perpetrator of such violence in schools are very rare, but in this case the facts are “outrageous,” she said. “What I’m trying to do is promote a policy of deterrence.”
15-year-old shooter faces life imprisonment
The parents’ whereregardings are currently unknown and they are considered fugitives, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. The FBI is also involved in the search. “We will have them in custody soon,” he said. “You cannot escape your responsibility in this tragedy.”
The 15-year-old opened fire at his school in the small town of Oxford, north of Detroit, on Tuesday. He killed four classmates between the ages of 14 and 17 and injured seven other people. After the crime, he allowed himself to be arrested without resistance and was subsequently charged with four counts of murder and terrorism, among other things. The teenager should be tried under adult criminal law. He faces life imprisonment.
“The thoughts don’t stop. Help me”
The perpetrator’s mother is said to have described the weapon, a semi-automatic pistol, as a “Christmas present” for her son on online platforms, prosecutor McDonald said. According to the police, the 15-year-old recorded a video on his cell phone the night before the attack, announcing the attack for the next day. The next morning he was summoned to a meeting with his parents by the school administration because drawings depicting violent fantasies had been discovered on his desk.
“The thoughts don’t stop. Help me,” read next to a picture of a gun. In addition, Crumbley had drawn a bullet and a corpse, along with the message: “My life is useless”. However, the parents refused to take their son home. The 15-year-old then returned to class. Later, in the school restroom, he took out the pistol he had hidden in his backpack and opened fire.
Message to Gun Owners
“The idea of parents reading these words and knowing at the same time that their son had access to a deadly weapon that they gave him is outrageous and I think it’s criminal,” said Attorney McDonald. She also accused the parents of not checking to see if the teenager had the gun with them.
The prosecutor said the charges once morest James and Jennifer Crumbley “are intended to hold accountable those who contributed to this tragedy and send a message to gun owners that they have a responsibility.”
After gun violence in Michigan: Parents of 15-year-old perpetrator are charged
Claudia Sarre, ARD Washington, December 4, 2021 6:16 a.m
