Oxford school shooting: Ethan Crumbley charged as mom’s pro-gun post to Trump emerges

Wednesday marked the first time that Oxford, Michigan, school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley, 15, appeared in court, yielding new details about the alleged shooter, including his family’s supportive stance towards guns.

Jennifer Crumbley, 43, Mr Crumbley’s mother, wrote an open letter to then president-elect Donald Trump on her blog in November 2016.

“As a female and a Realtor, thank you for allowing my right to bear arms,” she wrote. “Allowing me to be protected if I show a home to someone with bad intentions. Thank you for respecting that Amendment.”

The semi-automatic hand gun Mr Crumbley used to allegedly kill four students and wound many more was legally purchased by his father, James Crumbley, Oakland County sheriff Michael Bouchard said on Wednesday.

Oxford high school mass shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley has arrived at Oakland County Jail in Michigan for processing.

The 15-year-old, who was charged as an adult with murder and terrorism after allegedly killing four students and injuring many more, was moved from a juvenile facility, after prosecutors argued he posed a threat to the other youths inside.

As the country was reeling from the mass shooting in Oxford, Michigan, which killed four people, another four people were shot in Georgia on Tuesday during a domestic disturbance.

Here’s our report on what happened.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer demanded action on “the gun violence public health crisis” in a video statement on Wednesday afternoon.

“Yesterday was every student’s, teacher’s and parent’s worst nightmare. The death of multiple students and the shooting of others, including a teacher, at Oxford High School is horrific,” she said in the video posted to Twitter.

“This is a time for Michiganders to come together for the Oxford community. We have to wrap our arms around this town that’s going through unimaginable pain and heartbreak.

“We have to build a state where no one is afraid to go school, or work, or house of worship, or even their own home.”

Watch the governor’s full statement below:

The suspect in Tuesday’s school shooting in Oxford, Michigan posted ominous messages and a photo of his gun in the days before the crime, local reports say.

“Now I become death – destroyer of worlds – see you tomorrow Oxford,” he wrote menacingly on Monday, according to Fox 2 Detroit.

Oakland County prosecutors identified the suspect on Wednesday as 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, a sophomore at Oxford High School. He is being charged as an adult, and faces four counts of murder, one count of terrorism, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, and other charges.

The Independent’s Nathan Place has the story.

Ethan Crumbley, the suspect in the brutal Oxford, Michigan, high school shooting, will be moved out of juvenile detention and will not get bond, a court decided on Wednesday.

Prosecutors asked that the 15-year-old suspect, who has been charged with murder and terrorism after allegedly killing four students, be transferred to a county jail and denied the ability to leave because of the threat he poses to other juveniles. The court agreed.

Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley has been formally arraigned in court with charges of terrorism and first degree murder.

Mr Crumbley, a student at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, appeared virtually before a judge on Wednesday accused of “methodically and deliberately” gunning down his fellow students.

The 15-year-old calmly told Judge Nancy Carniak that he understood the 24 charges against him, and Judge Carniak entered a not guilty plea on his behalf.

Io Dodds has the details.

Four of the seven victims injured in Tuesday’s shooting remained hospitalised as of Wednesday afternoon.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard provided an update on the victims’ conditions at a press conference shortly after prosecutors announced charges against suspect Ethan Crumbley.

Those still hospitalised include a 14-year-old girl in stable condition and a 17-year-old girl in critical condition.

Here’s what we know about the victims killed:

Ethan Crumbley was ordered to be held without bail at his arraignment on 24 charges on Wednesday afternoon.

Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor Marc Keast made a passionate case for Mr Crumbley to be transferred from a juvenile centre to Oakland County Jail and to have bond denied.

Rochester Hills District Judge Nancy T Carniak agreed on both issues.

Suspect Ethan Crumbley was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon on 24 charges for carrying out a mass shooting at Oxford High School.

He appeared in court via video conference from Oakland County Children’s Village, a juvenile centre where he is being held on suicide watch.

Asked if he understands the charges against him, Mr Crumbley replied: “Yes, I do.”

His parents also joined the hearing remotely.