Oxford School Shooter Parents Sentenced to 10 to 15 Years
Both parents were found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter and faced up to 15 years in prison for each count.
Both parents were found guilty of four counts of involuntary manslaughter and faced up to 15 years in prison for each count.
Killed in the shooting were students Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs, and employees Mike Hill, Katherine Koonce, and Cynthia Peak.
Prosecutors largely focused on James Crumbley’s improper storage of the firearm his son used in the Oxford High School shooting.
One Fort Bend ISD officer left their gun in a bathroom, while another officer left theirs in a fifth-grade classroom.
Jennifer Crumbley is the first parent in the U.S. to be held responsible for their child carrying out a mass school shooting.
Schools can use this new resource to communicate with parents and families about the importance of safe firearm storage, and encourage more people to take preventive action by safely storing firearms.
The students walked out of school Monday to demand stronger gun violence prevention laws following the fatal shooting at Perry High School.
An estimated 30 million children live in homes with firearms, including 4.6 million in households that report storing firearms loaded and unlocked.
A man with 50 years of experience in public health — and portraying Santa Claus — shares his thoughts on gun violence in schools.
The group says the firearm industry has intentionally named “youth” as a key target audience in marketing briefs, discussing a “window of opportunity” to build consumer loyalty before they turn 16.