James and Jennifer Crumbley sentenced up to 15 years in prison over son’s school shooting in landmark decision
The parents of a school shooter have each been sentenced to 10-15 years in prison, over their part in failing to stop their son from killing four students at Oxford High School in Michigan in 2021.
James and Jennifer Crumbley were each convicted of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in separate trials earlier this year, over their part in the deaths of the students at the hands of their son Ethan.
Before sentencing, parents of the victims said the couple were just as much to blame for their children’s deaths as the shooter.
Appearing at the Oakland County Court on Tuesday morning, the pair sat close to together, separated by Mr Crumbley’s attorney, but barely looked at one another as their attorneys argued for lesser sentences.
Before sentencing, relatives of those killed - Madisyn Baldwin, 17;
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