> The parents of Ethan Crumbley purchased the handgun used in Tuesday's shooting at Oxford High School, apparently as a Christmas gift for their son on Black Friday and stored it improperly, said Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald at a press conference midday Friday.
> Then, when called to a meeting Tuesday morning by school officials to discuss a disturbing, violent drawing made by their son, the parents did not inquire about the whereabouts of the gun or inform the school that they had recently purchased a gun for him, said McDonald.
> After the meeting, the younger Crumbley was allowed to return to class. Shortly afterward, authorities say, he fatally shot four fellow students and wounded six others and a teacher.
Bought their kid a fucking gun as a christmas gift? JFc.
Holy hell. The school caught the shooter searching for ammunation on his phone, and contacted the mother. her response:
> School officials left a voicemail and email for Jennifer Crumbley, who did not respond, according to McDonald. But Crumbley sent a text message to her son that said, "LOL I'm not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught."
> Then, on the morning of the shooting, the prosecutor said, Crumbley's teacher found a drawing on Ethan's desk of a handgun, bullet and shooting victim, with the words "blood everywhere" and "the thoughts won't stop, help me."
Holy christ these parents sure did fail this fucking kid, and society at large. Although then again mental health support and healthcare is so fucking broken in the US I'm not sure if they could even properly access help.