Michigan school shooter’s parents sentenced to 10 years in prison
The first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday as a Michigan judge lamented missed opportunities that could have prevented their teenage son from possessing a gun and killing four students in 2021.
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Jennifer Crumbley, left, looks to attorney Shanon Smith, Feb. 5, in Pontiac, Mich.2/16
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James Crumbley enters the Oakland County Courtroom of Cheryl Matthews during his trial, March 13, in Pontiac, Mich.3/16
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From left, James Crumbley, defense lawyer Mariell Lehman, Jennifer Crumbley, and defense lawyer Shannon Smith await sentencing in Oakland County, Mich., court on Tuesday, April 9. The Crumbleys were convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a school shooting committed by their son in 2021.4/16
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James Crumbley arrives for his sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. The parents of Ethan Crumbley are asking a judge to keep them out of prison as they face sentencing for their role in an attack that killed four students in 2021.5/16
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Jennifer Crumbley arrives for her sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. A judge agreed that the parents of a Michigan school shooter were trying to avoid police when they were holed up in a Detroit art studio before their arrest in 2021. James and Jennifer Crumbley were in court to face sentencing for involuntary manslaughter for their role in an attack that killed four students at Oxford High School in 2021.6/16
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James Crumbley listens to his attorney Mariell Lehman, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley are asking a judge to keep them out of prison as they face sentencing for their role in an attack that killed four students in 2021.7/16
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Jennifer Crumbley stares at her husband James Crumbley during sentencing at Oakland County Circuit Court, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, are asking a judge to keep them out of prison as they face sentencing for their role in an attack that killed four students in 2021.8/16
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James Crumbley listens during sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. The parents of Ethan Crumbley are asking a judge to keep them out of prison as they face sentencing for their role in an attack that killed four students in 2021.9/16
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Defendant James Crumbley speaks before his sentencing for involuntary manslaughter in a school shooting committed by his son, Tuesday, April 9, 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 2021.10/16
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Jennifer Crumbley stares at her husband James Crumbley during sentencing at Oakland County Circuit Court, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. The Crumbley's 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 2021.11/16
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James Crumbley listens to a victim impact statement during his sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of a Michigan school shooter, were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.12/16
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James Crumbley addresses the court during his sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of a Michigan school shooter, were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.13/16
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Jennifer Crumbley listens during victim impact statements during her sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of a Michigan school shooter, were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.14/16
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Jennifer Crumbley, walks by her husband James Crumbley, seated, as she is escorted out of court after their sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. The Crumbleys, the parents of a Michigan school shooter, were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.15/16
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James Crumbley is escorted out of court after his sentencing, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of a Michigan school shooter, were sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in 2021.16/16
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Buck Myre hugs Reina St. Juliana, Hana St. Juliana's sister, after the sentencing of James and Jennifer Crumbley, Tuesday, April 9, in Pontiac, Mich. The Crumbleys, the parents of a Michigan school shooter, were 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.
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