Xinhua News Agency, Chicago, December 3 (Reporter Xu Jing) The Oakland County attorney in the US state of Michigan announced on the 3rd that he was prosecuting Ethan Crumbury, the suspect in a recent school shooting in the state for "involuntary manslaughter." Parents.
According to US media reports, Clumbury's parents were charged with 4 counts of "involuntary manslaughter."
If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison.
Oakland County Attorney Karen McDonald said at a press conference that day that the charges against the suspect’s parents are intended to convey the message: The owner of the gun is responsible for his gun, and if he fails to fulfill this responsibility, he should be dealt with. The resulting tragedy bears criminal consequences.
On November 30, a shooting incident occurred at a high school near Detroit, Michigan, resulting in 4 deaths and 7 injuries.
On December 1, the 15-year-old suspect Clumbury was charged with 4 first-degree murders, 1 terrorism death count, 7 deliberate murder and assault, and 11 armed felony counts.
Police investigation revealed that the gun used by the suspect in the crime was purchased for his father and placed in an unlocked drawer in his parents’ bedroom; his parents knew that the suspect had a problem at the school before the shooting.