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Prosecutors’ claims that the parents of the Oxford High School shooter refused to get their son immediate help after learning about a violent drawing he’d made in class have been contradicted in depositions from officials at the school, according to a report.
According to the sworn statements seen by Detroit Free Press, the staff members say James and Jennifer Crumbley never refused to take their son Ethan Crumbley home after finding out about the picture, nor did a counselor demand that they remove him or threaten to contact Child Protective Services if they did not do so.
The revelations come as James and Jennifer Crumbley face charges of involuntary manslaughter over allegations that they gave Ethan Crumbley a gun and failed to get him help with his mental health before the shooting in Michigan in November 2021. They have denied the charges. In October, Ethan Crumbley, now 16, pleaded guilty to 24 counts related to the massacre in which four students were killed and six others and a teacher were injured.