Midwest
Oxford families push for subpoenas 3 years after Ethan Crumbley killed 4 in school shooting
Although the gunman who killed their children and his parents who gave him the gun are behind bars, families of the Oxford High School shooting victims say their fight for justice is far from over.
Victims’ parents gathered for the first time without their attorneys alongside members of the Oxford Board of Education, the town’s chief of police, the county prosecutors office and other supportive parties to demand a full investigation into the events that led up to Ethan Crumbley’s Nov. 30, 2021 attack on the Michigan school that killed four students and injured seven others, including a teacher.
“This is not about identifying people to prosecute – that’s what the attorney general continues to get wrong on this,” one of the gathered group said at the Monday press conference. “While that is a part of the story, the bigger piece is to drive the chance to change the future… this is an opportunity to leverage the attack as a lesson learned.”
The parents say that they are still in the dark about what could have been done differently leading up to that day and want accountability from the school district, officials and staff who they say have escaped liability over their roles in the tragedy.
MICHIGAN SCHOOL SHOOTER ETHAN CRUMBLEY SENTENCED TO LIFE AFTER ADDRESSING COURT: ‘I AM A REALLY BAD PERSON’
Ethan Crumbley answers “yes” to charges against him during his pre-trial hearing at Oakland County Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2022 in Pontiac, Michigan. (Clarence Tabb Jr./Detroit News via AP, File)
Although the Oxford Community Schools Board published a 590-page independent investigation carried out by Guidepost Solutions, the parents said only a third of involved parties cooperated.
“In certain critical areas, individuals at every level of the district… failed to provide a safe and secure environment,” the investigation concluded.
School counselor Sean Hopkins and former Dean of Students Nicholas Ejak – “the two people with the most knowledge about the decision to allow the shooter to go back to class” – refused to cooperate with the investigation, Guidepost wrote.
Only 51 of 143 current or former Oxford Community Schools employees responded to the company for interviews. Guidepost asked the district to require employees to participate, but they did not do so.
“How do we know what we don’t know,” said Steve St. Juliana, whose 14-year-old daughter Hana St. Juliana died in the shooting, which also claimed the lives of Tate Myre, 16; Madisyn Baldwin, 17; and Justin Shilling, 17.
JENNIFER AND JAMES CRUMBLEY SENTENCED IN SON’S MICHIGAN SCHOOL SHOOTING
James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, appear in court for a preliminary hearing. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
“What has the state done with [the Guidepost investigation]? They haven’t even acknowledged it,” another parent said. “There’s a lot already out there that needs to be turned into something, be turned into a countermeasure and turned into change.”
The group wants the state of Michigan to carry out and fund this investigation, and use subpoena power to force those who refused to talk before to do so now.
The majority of the information the victims’ parents have learned about the shooting came from the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, who became the first parents in the U.S. to be held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting carried out by their child.
Both Crumbleys were convicted of involuntary manslaughter, concluding that they were responsible for the deaths of the Michigan students because, among other things, they did not properly store the gun that their son snuck out of their house that day.
Prosecutors argued at both trials that the parents ignored indications that their son was depressed and crying out for help.
They said that the Crumbleys could have prevented their son’s actions if they had disclosed that their son had access to a gun during a meeting at school on the morning of the shooting and brought their son home after learning during that meeting of a troubled drawing he made on a math worksheet. The drawing depicted a bleeding body, a gun and the words, “The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.”
MICHIGAN SCHOOL SHOOTER’S MOM WANTS HOUSE ARREST, BACKTRACKS ON REGRETS AND KILLER’S PARENTS FACE SENTENCINGS
Four students were killed and seven others were injured on Nov. 30, 2021, when student Ethan Crumbley opened fire at Oxford High School. (Scott Olson)
Ethan Crumbley is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to all charges. He and his parents are appealing their sentences.
However, the victims’ parents on Monday insisted that the school was the fourth culprit in the massacre.
No government entity has weighed in on the Guidepost investigation or affirmed any of its findings; Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel offered three times to review the school shooting, the Detroit Free Press reported, but the Oxford School Board rejected her offers.
The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, which had representatives at Monday’s meeting, gave multiple school officials confidential immunity agreements, including Hopkins and Ejak, according to the Free Press.
Nicole Beausoleil, the mother of Madisyn Baldwin, one of four Oxford High School students who was killed by Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, reacts to the jury’s verdict of guilty on all four counts of involuntary manslaughter in the trial of Ethan Crumbley’s father, James Crumbley on March 14, 2024 at Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
“The state [has] basic immunity unless they’re the ones pulling the trigger themselves, they’re covered, they have a union,” one speaker said on Monday. “Colorado changed their law after Columbine that in cases about school violence, that that immunity was not automatic. If you were grossly negligent, you could be held accountable.”
“It’s quite clear, this is an epidemic that’s growing. It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when this will happen again,” another parent said. “Even if it can’t be prevented, if we can come up with countermeasures… it’s all worth it.”
“We’re infatuated at looking at the tool instead of thinking ‘Why are people feeling this way? Why are people feeling this way, where they want to do evil things?’ We’re only looking at the gun stuff.”
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Missouri
Man, 20, charged in Kansas City, Missouri, road rage shooting that critically injured woman, 19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County prosecutors filed charges Friday against a 20-year-old South Kansas City, Missouri, man in connection with a road rage shooting earlier this month that left a 19-year-old woman in critical condition.
Around 12:30 a.m. on May 4, Kansas City police officers were dispatched to the area of U.S. 71 Highway and E. 31st Street after the department’s ShotSpotter system recorded the sound of gunfire in the area.
As they responded, a separate call came into 911 dispatchers reporting a shooting. Police eventually located a shooting victim, later identified by family as 19-year-old JayLee Gross, in the passenger seat of a 2021 Kia K5, suffering from a gunshot wound to her head.
According to court documents, the driver of the Kia told police that he and Gross had just helped a friend fix a flat tire on the highway and were attempting to get back on to northbound 71 to go home. The driver told police that as he attempted to merge, he could not get on the highway without pulling out in front of a dark-colored Ford Fusion.
The driver told police the Ford started to drive aggressively, getting back in front of the Kia and brake-checking it. After exchanging words, the driver of the Ford took an exit ramp from the highway. As the car was exiting, the driver of the Kia told police he heard the sound of several gunshots and glass shattering.
Court documents reveal that the driver of the Kia turned to ask Gross if she was OK, and that’s when he noticed she was unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound to her head.
Using city traffic cameras and vehicle VIN databases, detectives eventually identified the driver of the Ford Fusion as Jamahn Tatum.
After gathering evidence and conducting surveillance, KCPD gang squad detectives arrested Tatum on Thursday, May 14, and brought him in for questioning.
During the interview, Tatum admitted to owning a Ford Fusion but initially denied involvement in the shooting. As police revealed they had tracked his car at the scene, court documents state, “Tatum stared off for a moment before taking a deep breath and sitting back in his chair. After a brief moment, Tatum then asked, ‘What are we looking at right here? Deadass bro, this s*** for real, for real is self-defense.”
Tatum eventually admitted to firing the shots toward the other vehicle, repeating his claim of self-defense, saying that if the driver of the victim’s vehicle knew how to drive, “none of this s*** would have happened, I promise you.”
When police asked Tatum why he didn’t contact police, he told them he didn’t think it was serious until he read about the incident the next day and saw that Gross was in critical condition. Police then asked Tatum why he didn’t contact police once he found out how serious it was, to which Tatum said he was scared. Tatum told detectives that he felt bad for the victim, but reiterated he felt he was antagonized by the victim’s driving.
On Friday, prosecutors charged Tatum with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon by shooting at a vehicle resulting in injury.
Tatum remains in custody at the Jackson County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond.
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A significant severe weather threat continues to unfold across Nebraska, with the Storm Prediction Center placing Lincoln in the path of potentially scattered to numerous severe storms through early next week.
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Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop out in western Nebraska this afternoon and evening. Winds up to 80 mph and hail up to tennis ball size are the main concerns though isolated tornadoes are possible as well.
Saturday Evening: Two Rounds of Storms
The first round of storms is possible late this afternoon, more likely this evening from the south. All severe weather hazards are on the table, including widely scattered strong tornadoes, damaging winds gusting up to if not above 75 mph and hail the size of limes to hen eggs or larger.
A second round of storms will move in late tonight from the west and continue into the overnight hours. While strong winds remain the primary concern, tornadoes and large hail are still possible.
Sunday: Tornado Risk Increases
A Weather Alert Day continues Sunday as the tornado threat escalates. The potential for strong tornadoes is rated high to very high across parts of central and northern Nebraska, especially in the northeastern portion of the state.
Wind gusts up to 75 mph and lime to hen egg sized hail remain possible. Storms are expected to develop late afternoon, with the greatest threat throughout the evening and into the overnight hours.
Monday: Greatest Overall Risk
Monday presents the greatest overall risk once again. A Weather Alert Day is in effect as widely scattered strong to intense tornadoes are possible, along with wind gusts up to 75 mph and hail ranging from baseball to softball sized. The primary timing window is late afternoon through the evening hours.
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North Dakota
Fargo Police participate in torch run for Special Olympics North Dakota – KVRR Local News
FARGO (KVRR) — Members of the Fargo Police Department put on their running shoes to take part in honoring Special Olympics in North Dakota.
They took part in a one-point-four mile run, taking the torch from the Fargo Regional Training Center to Fargo North High School.
The torch run is part of a long-standing relationship between the Special Olympics and law enforcement across the county.
The run aims to raise awareness for Special Olympics North Dakota as well as the athletes that participate.
“It’s just a great cause,” said Fargo Police Lieutenant Nate Nieman. “I mean, it eans a lot to just be a part of that and support that.”
The 2026 Special Olympics North Dakota State Summer Games will be taking place this weekend.
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