Ethan Crumbley, the 16-year-old accused gunman in the Oxford High School shooting, testified Monday that he gave his father the money to buy the handgun he used to carry out the massacre.
It was revealed that Crumbley had pleaded guilty last November to the murder of four students at the school near Detroit, Michigan. Crumbley entered a guilty plea that stunned all of the witnesses, including grieving relatives.
Crumbley’s parents were charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting. They have pleaded no guilty.
While testifying, Ethan Crumbley also appeared to contradict his parents’ claim that they believed the handgun was stored in a secure location.
“When you obtained the firearm, it was not kept in a locked container or a safe,”The prosecutor inquired.
“Yes, it was not locked,”Ethan Crumbley stated.
Crumbley’s attorney, Paulette Michel Loftin, said he originally intended to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
“He’s taking accountability for his actions,”Loftin stated this to reporters.
Karen McDonald, Oakland County Prosecutor says the guilty plea is now exempt from the families who were facing a trial.
“We’re not aware of any other case anywhere in the country where a mass shooter has been convicted of terrorism on state charges,”McDonald’s.
Ethan Crumbley will be back in court on February 9. He will be sentenced after survivors and victims’ family members get the opportunity to address the court.