Crime & Safety
Oxford School Shooter Sentenced To Life Without Parole
The four students killed in the shooting were Hana St. Juliana, 14, Tate Myre, 16, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, and Justin Shilling, 17.
PONTIAC, MI — Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for fatally shooting four students and wounding seven other people at Oxford High School in November 2021.
The four students killed in the shooting were 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.
Dozens of people spoke before Judge Kwame Rowe before he handed down the maximum sentence Friday inside a Pontiac courtroom. He also ordered Crumbley can have no contact with the victims or their families.
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Although Rowe noted Crumbley was a teenager (15) with a mental illness at the time of the shooting, he said Crumbley could have change his mind at any point before or during the shooting, but he didn't.
Moreover, Rowe said Crumbley methodically planned the shooting through "extensive research."
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Crumbley spoke for the first time inside a courtroom just before Rowe's sentencing, saying he that he would accept any sentence that is imposed on him because he wants the victims' families to "be happy."
"I've hurt many people, and that's what I've done and I'm not denying it," Crumbley sad. "But that's not what I plan on to be... I do plan to be better."
Crumbley, 17, pleaded guilty to 24 counts, including four counts of first-degree premeditated murder and terrorism in connection to the deadly shooting.
Crumbley's parents, Jennifer and James Crubmley, were each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the deadly Oxford school shooting. They are being held in the Oakland County Jail with a $500,000 bond each. If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison.
The couple is the first set of parents charged in connection to a deadly school shooting. After standing in courtrooms together for nearly two years, the couple requested to be tried separately. An Oakland County judge granted that request. Their trial is expected to start on Jan. 23, 2024.
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