AdvertisementJust days before the shooting, Crumbley and his wife, Jennifer Crumbley, gave their son the semi-automatic handgun used to carry out the attack. Jurors were shown text messages between James Crumbley and his wife that discussed Ethan’s declining mental health. In another text message shown to jurors, Ethan told a friend he went to his parents for help but was rebuffed. “He just gave me some pills and told me to ‘Suck it up,’” Ethan texted about his dad. “I want help but my parents don’t listen to me so I can’t get any help,” he wrote.

Source: Huffington Post March 15, 2024 00:30 UTC