James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students and shot seven others at Oxford High School in Michigan in 2021, were sentenced to 10-15 years in prison.
In separate trials, the Crumbleys were charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter. Each charge of involuntary manslaughter faces a punishment of up to 15 years in prison.
The conviction of the Crumbleys is the first time parents have been charged for a mass shooting carried out by their child. Legal experts say the ruling may set a new legal precedent about holding parents accountable for the actions of their children. Presiding Judge Cherly Matthews said the Crumbleys’ conviction should act as a deterrent in preventing future mass shootings.
“Opportunity knocked over and over again, louder and louder, and was ignored. No one answered and these two people should have and sure didn’t,”
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