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Conviction of Oxford Shooter’s Mother Is a Legal First for Accountability

Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a school shooter who killed his classmates in November 2021 at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury. The decision on Tuesday marks a development for prosecutors looking to hold parents accountable for the crimes committed by their children as this is the first instance of a parent being charged with involuntary manslaughter in relation to a fatal school shooting. Crumbley faces up to decades in federal prison, depending on her sentencing hearing. Jennifer Crumbley is expected back in court in April for her sentencing hearing, according to FOX 2.

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13 Feb 2024

Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of a school shooter who killed his classmates in November 2021 at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury. The decision on Tuesday marks a development for prosecutors looking to hold parents accountable for the crimes committed by their children as this is the first instance of a parent being charged with involuntary manslaughter in relation to a fatal school shooting. Crumbley faces up to decades in federal prison, depending on her sentencing hearing. Jennifer Crumbley is expected back in court in April for her sentencing hearing, according to FOX 2. 


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