James Crumbley faced four counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each of the victims at Oxford High School in the 2021 shootings. The Crumbley's son, Ethan, was 15 at the time of the shooting at Oxford High School involving a semi-automatic handgun. Defence attorney Mariell Lehman argued that James Crumbley could not have possibly foreseen that his son would carry out a mass shooting. According to prosecutors, James Crumbley purchased the handgun used in the attack four days before the Nov. 30, 2021, shootings. But the couple resisted taking their son home and did not search his backpack or ask him about the gun, prosecutors said.

Source: The Hindu March 15, 2024 03:41 UTC