James Crumbley
James Crumbley, along with his wife Jennifer, made headlines for being the first parents to be held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by their son. Their son, Ethan Crumbley, carried out a shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan, killing four students. The couple was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for neglecting to secure the firearm used in the tragic event.
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James Crumbley was found guilty of manslaughter for his role in his son's school shooting.
US father who gifted gun to teenage school shooter convicted of murder
Ghana· 2026-03-04
James Crumbley is one of the first US parents held criminally responsible for a mass school shooting committed by a child.
Father who gave teen the gun he allegedly used in school shooting found guilty of murder
Australia· 2026-03-03
James Crumbley is one of the parents whose son committed a school shooting in 2021.
Colin Gray trial: Teenagers wounded in Georgia school shooting testify in trial of shooter’s father
United States· 2026-02-17
The case bears similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan.
Colt Gray allegedly killed 4 people at his Georgia high school. Now his father Colin Gray is going on trial for murderUnited States· 2026-02-08
James Crumbley was sentenced to prison for his role in the actions of his son, who committed a school shooting.
FSU shooting suspect allegedly used his mother’s gun. Here’s what we knowUnited States· 2025-04-20
