Teen pleads guilty in Michigan high school shooting that killed 4 students - CNN

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A teen accused of killing 4 students and wounding 7 others astatine a Michigan precocious schoolhouse past twelvemonth pleaded blameworthy Monday to execution charges.

Ethan Crumbley pleaded blameworthy to each 24 charges against him – including 1 number of coercion causing decease and 4 counts of first-degree execution – for fatally shooting the 4 students astatine Oxford High School connected November 30.

Appearing successful an Oakland County court, the 16-year-old answered “yes” erstwhile asked if helium killed each slain unfortunate – each identified by name.

Crumbley faces up to beingness successful situation without parole connected respective of the charges.

Crumbley, who was 15 astatine the clip of the shooting, antecedently pleaded not blameworthy to the charges but changed his plea astatine a proceeding successful Oakland County Circuit Court.

Crumbley volition person nary plea deal, Oakland County Chief Assistant Prosecutor David Williams said.

CNN has reached retired to Crumbley’s attorneys for comment.

The teen’s parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, were each charged with 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter related to the shooting aft prosecutors accused them of giving their lad casual entree to a weapon and ignoring signs that helium was a menace earlier the shooting.

Prosecutors argued Jennifer and James Crumbley played “a overmuch larger relation than conscionable buying their lad a gun.” They said determination were galore things the parents could person done too simply locking up the gun, which could person prevented the tragedy.

The parents person pleaded not guilty, and their attorneys person argued successful tribunal documents the charges person nary ineligible justification and the mates should not beryllium held liable for the killings their lad is accused of committing.

The proceedings for the parents was initially scheduled to statesman Monday but was postponed past period to commencement successful January. Jennifer and James Crumbley stay successful custody astatine a region jail.

James Crumbley had purchased the gun utilized successful the shooting conscionable 4 days earlier the deadly attack, prosecutors person said.

During the teen’s arraignment, prosecutors described Ethan Crumbley “methodically and deliberately” walking the hallways, aiming a weapon astatine students and firing astatine adjacent scope aft emerging from a schoolhouse restroom holding the firearm.

Students and teachers relied connected tactics they’d learned successful progressive shooter drills to support themselves. When the gunfire erupted, frightened students barricaded doors, turned disconnected the lights, and called for help. Some of the children armed themselves with scissors successful lawsuit they needed to combat back.

Four students died that day: Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17. Six different students and 1 teacher were injured.