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Life Sentence Sought for Oxford High School Shooter

Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley.

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PONTIAC, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Prosecutors filed court documents which say they will seek a life sentence with no chance for parole for a 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to killing four fellow students at Oxford High School last year.

The court filing comes three weeks after Ethan Crumbley withdrew a possible insanity defense and acknowledged the November 30, 2021 shooting.

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A first-degree murder conviction typically brings an automatic life prison sentence in Michigan. However, teenagers are entitled to a hearing. The sentencing process is scheduled to start in February.

Crumbley was 15 at the time of the shootings where he killed four students and injured seven other people.

His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, are facing charges of their own. They are jailed on charges of involuntary manslaughter and are accused of making the gun accessible to their son and ignoring his need for mental health treatment.

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