Oxford High School Archives

A well wisher kneels to pray at a memorial on the sign of Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021.

Michigan supplemental budget proposal includes money for Oxford High School investigation

Alex McLenon February 5, 2025

Michigan’s Attorney General’s Office could soon carry out an investigation into the 2021 shooting at Oxford High School.Governor Whitmer’s supplemental...

Ethan Crumbley stands with his attorneys Paulette Loftin, left, and Amy Hopp, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich.

Ethan Crumbley loses bid to withdraw guilty plea in shooting deaths of Oxford High classmates

Associated Press December 20, 2024

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Thursday refused to allow a Michigan school shooter to withdraw his guilty plea...

Oxford shooter’s mother wants her convictions tossed

Rick Pluta December 3, 2024

The mother of the Oxford High School shooter is asking a judge to dismiss her felony convictions because the prosecutor...

Oakland prosecutor asks court to refuse Oxford shooter’s request to withdraw guilty plea

Rick Pluta November 21, 2024

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald is asking a judge to refuse the Oxford High School shooter’s request to withdraw his...

FILE - Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald, right, shakes hands with Oxford High School victim parents after Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the Oakland County courtroom, Feb. 6, 2024 in Pontiac.

Families of Oxford shooting victims lose appeal over school’s liability for tragedy

Associated Press September 20, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Oxford school district on Thursday in a...

Defendant James Crumbley speaks before his sentencing for involuntary manslaughter in a school shooting committed by his son, Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich. His wife, Jennifer Crumbley, center, listens. The Crumbleys were each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.

Crumbleys’ sentencing opens door to appeal

Rick Pluta April 11, 2024

Now that the parents of the Oxford school shooter have been sentenced, they can file an appeal and request publicly...

James Crumbley (from left), defense lawyer Mariell Lehman, Jennifer Crumbley, and defense lawyer Shannon Smith await sentencing in Oakland County, Mich., court on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. The Crumbleys were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a school shooting committed by their son in 2021.

Parents of Oxford school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years for involuntary manslaughter

Quinn Klinefelter April 9, 2024

A Michigan judge has sentenced the parents of the teen who murdered four classmates and shot seven other people at...

The parents of four students killed in a shooting in Michigan more than two years ago are interviewed Monday, March 18, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. From left, Steve St. Juliana, Buck Myre and Nicole Beausoleil called for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying a local criminal probe that netted three is not enough to close the book.

Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed

Associated Press March 19, 2024

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of four students killed at a Michigan school called on Monday for a state...

Nicole Beausoleil, mother of Oxford High shooting victim Madisyn Baldwin, sits as video is played showing the shooting at Oxford H.S., Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich. James Crumbley is the father of Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students and wounded more at Oxford High School and is charged with involuntary manslaughter for failing to safely store a handgun used by his son in the 2021 attack and ignoring signs of the boy's mental despair.

Jury deliberations to begin in James Crumbley manslaughter trial

Jenny Sherman March 13, 2024

Closing arguments began Wednesday afternoon in the involuntary manslaughter trial of the father whose teenage son shot and killed four...

James Crumbley enters the courtroom during his motion hearing at Oakland County Courthouse, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich.

Jury selection underway in James Crumbley manslaughter trial

Quinn Klinefelter March 6, 2024

Jury selection began on Tuesday at the manslaughter trial of the father whose teenage son shot and killed four classmates...

FILE -James Crumbley, father of Ethan Crumbley, a teenager accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, appears in court for a preliminary examination on involuntary manslaughter charges in Rochester Hills, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022.

James Crumbley’s lawyer asks judge to forbid Oxford students from testifying

Quinn Klinefelter February 12, 2024

The defense attorney for James Crumbley, the father of convicted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, wants a judge to...

Jennifer Crumbley is escorted out of court, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich.

Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Oxford school shooting

Quinn Klinefelter February 6, 2024

The mother of a Michigan teenager who killed four fellow students and wounded seven others during a mass shooting at...