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Parents of Michigan school shooting victims say more investigation is needed

Mar. 18, 2024 18:52 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of four students killed at a Michigan school called on Monday for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying the convictions of a teenager and his parents are not enough to close the book. The parents also want a change...

School shooter's parents could face years in prison after groundbreaking Michigan trials

Mar. 15, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Parents of the victims of a Michigan mass shooting were steadfast observers at court hearings that led to three separate convictions of an entire family. One of their goals now is to see more change rise out of the 2021 tragedy at Oxford High School. “We...

James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan

Mar. 14, 2024 21:53 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil. ...

Key moments surrounding the Michigan high school shooting in 2021

Mar. 14, 2024 19:41 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the parents of the teenage boy who killed four classmates and wounded others. It is the latest development in the shooting that occurred Nov. 30, 2021,...

Prosecutor urges jury to convict Michigan school shooter's dad, says he could have prevented tragedy

Mar. 13, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor urged jurors to convict the father of a Michigan school shooter on Wednesday, saying he ignored the "easiest, most glaring opportunities" to prevent the killing of four students, especially when confronted with his son's violent classroom drawing. ...

Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns

Mar. 13, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting submitted his resignation Tuesday, less than a week after a report ordered by the city defended the department's response to the attack but outraged some family members of the 19 children...

Jury sees Michigan school shooter's anguished writings as prosecutors near end of case against dad

Mar. 12, 2024 19:50 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors all but wrapped up their case Tuesday against the father of a Michigan school shooter by showing passages from the teen’s journal expressing despair over his mental health and a photo of a gun box, unlocked and empty, on his parents’ bed. “I...

Active-shooter-drill bill in California would require advance notice, ban fake gunfire

Mar. 12, 2024 17:53 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Fake gunfire would be banned from active-shooter drills in California's public schools under legislation proposed Tuesday that would also require schools to notify students, teachers and parents ahead of time whenever a drill was planned. The measure was...

Counselor recalls morning of Michigan school attack when parents declined to take shooter home

Mar. 11, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter declined to take their son home hours before the attack, leaving instead with a list of mental health providers after being presented with his violent drawing and disturbing messages, a counselor testified Monday. A...

Former Uvalde mayor is surprised a new report defends how police responded to school shooting

Mar. 08, 2024 18:52 PM EST

The former Uvalde mayor who ordered an investigation into actions by local police during the Robb Elementary School shooting said Friday he was surprised the report defended officers and believes the acting chief on the scene failed during the 2022 massacre. "What I’ve seen so...