MI - 4 students killed, 6 injured, Oxford High School shooting, 30 Nov 2021 *Arrest incl parents* #3

[BetteDavisEyes]

Status hearing was very brief. Attorneys to file papers by January 25 at 4:00PM. Hearing to discuss media coverage of future proceedings due to sensitive nature of information in the case on February 22 at 2:00PM.

 

[GoneGoldfishin']

Attorneys discuss placement for Oxford suspect Ethan Crumbley at hearing (detroitnews.com)

Attorneys for accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley are set to argue Wednesday for the teen to be relocated to a juvenile facility while he awaits trial.

Crumbley is being held in Oakland County Jail without bond...

I though they already did this, and since they tried to argue that Ethan wasn't a threat to other juveniles, the judge laughed them out of court.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I though they already did this, and since they tried to argue that Ethan wasn't a threat to other juveniles, the judge laughed them out of court.

There is a different judge involved in the case now, so maybe attorneys want to revisit the "housing" issue.. JMO

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Here are two recent incidents where juveniles escaped from non-jail facilities. I'm sure there are many more such escapes from these low security venues. Ethan Crumbley should not be allowed to return to Oakland County Children's Village. His parents tried to flee, and it is very likely that Ethan would attempt to escape, as well. JMO

2 juveniles facing serious charges escape from Oakland County Children’s Village, officials say (clickondetroit.com)

3 kids injured in Ferndale crash were missing from Methodist Children’s Home Society (clickondetroit.com)

 

[Sillybilly]

ADMIN NOTE:

Some posts have been removed because one drive and imgur are not valid links to an approved source (i.e. documents must be linked to the actual court registry site and/or MSM).

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Pilot creates Oxford Strong ribbon with flight path to honor community after high school shooting (clickondetroit.com)

4 killed, 7 injured in shooting

OXFORD, Mich. – Many have expressed their support for the Oxford community since four students were killed and seven people were injured in a mass shooting at Oxford High School on Nov. 30.

There have been t-shirts, stickers, and signs made to show support in the aftermath of the shooting. There was one show of support that happened over the weekend in Oxford and few people even knew it happened until someone posted it on Facebook.

For an hour Saturday (Jan. 15), a single-engine plane made strange and circuitous turns over the landscape and few people knew why...

 

[Cool Cats]

Oxford district wants Fieger's school shooting lawsuit put on hold

Letter from Oxford superintendent details what school leaders knew, didn’t know before mass shooting

1. The deer head incident that occurred on November 4 was investigated by law enforcement and was in no way related to the perpetrator of the November 30 incident. Social media posts students shared after this event with OHS were also investigated and shared with law enforcement. They were also in no way related to the perpetrator of the November 30 incident.
2. On November 11, the head of a bird was found in a jar in a student restroom at OHS. It was brought to the attention of and investigated by law enforcement. In addition to school personnel reviewing video footage over two days and interviewing several students, law-enforcement investigated the bird head incident before November 30 and determined there was no threat to the high school. They were unable to determine when or how the jar was delivered. No threat or other content accompanied the strange act.
3. Allegations regarding live ammunition being discovered at school are completely false. We have no record or report of live ammunition ever being reported at any school and we have strict protocols and procedures in place when it comes to weapons on school grounds.
4. All OK2SAY tips from that time period (11/01/21-11/30/21) were forwarded to law enforcement. Each tip was fully investigated by law enforcement. The only actionable information received was on November 17 from an anonymous tip stating that a student, who is no longer a student of Oxford High School and not the perpetrator from November 30, was responsible for the bird head.
5. The district was unaware of the perpetrator’s social media presence or related posts until after the November 30 incident.
6. The high school administration and Pam Fine did not interact with the perpetrator on November 30 prior to the incident. The meeting with the perpetrator only included the counselor and dean of students.
7. Our ALICE emergency response to the horrific situation presented on November 30 saved lives. Our students and staff should be proud. Our high school administration, including Principal Steve Wolf, Kristy Gibson-Marshall, and Kurt Nuss ran toward the incident to effectively save children, administer aid to injured parties, and to locate the perpetrator, putting themselves in harm’s way. As an administrative team, we are extremely proud of their brave efforts that day.
8. At the time, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office then secured the scene at the high school. In doing so, they also took over all communications and provided aid to injured students limiting our administrators’ ability to share information.
9. We have always taken threats very seriously and will continue to listen to students and parents who report threats to the district. In reminding everyone to “say something if you see something” we are in no way suggesting that our community has ever hesitated to do so in the past.

 

[ilovewings]

Oxford district wants Fieger's school shooting lawsuit put on hold

Letter from Oxford superintendent details what school leaders knew, didn’t know before mass shooting

1. The deer head incident that occurred on November 4 was investigated by law enforcement and was in no way related to the perpetrator of the November 30 incident. Social media posts students shared after this event with OHS were also investigated and shared with law enforcement. They were also in no way related to the perpetrator of the November 30 incident.
2. On November 11, the head of a bird was found in a jar in a student restroom at OHS. It was brought to the attention of and investigated by law enforcement. In addition to school personnel reviewing video footage over two days and interviewing several students, law-enforcement investigated the bird head incident before November 30 and determined there was no threat to the high school. They were unable to determine when or how the jar was delivered. No threat or other content accompanied the strange act.
3. Allegations regarding live ammunition being discovered at school are completely false. We have no record or report of live ammunition ever being reported at any school and we have strict protocols and procedures in place when it comes to weapons on school grounds.
4. All OK2SAY tips from that time period (11/01/21-11/30/21) were forwarded to law enforcement. Each tip was fully investigated by law enforcement. The only actionable information received was on November 17 from an anonymous tip stating that a student, who is no longer a student of Oxford High School and not the perpetrator from November 30, was responsible for the bird head.
5. The district was unaware of the perpetrator’s social media presence or related posts until after the November 30 incident.
6. The high school administration and Pam Fine did not interact with the perpetrator on November 30 prior to the incident. The meeting with the perpetrator only included the counselor and dean of students.
7. Our ALICE emergency response to the horrific situation presented on November 30 saved lives. Our students and staff should be proud. Our high school administration, including Principal Steve Wolf, Kristy Gibson-Marshall, and Kurt Nuss ran toward the incident to effectively save children, administer aid to injured parties, and to locate the perpetrator, putting themselves in harm’s way. As an administrative team, we are extremely proud of their brave efforts that day.
8. At the time, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office then secured the scene at the high school. In doing so, they also took over all communications and provided aid to injured students limiting our administrators’ ability to share information.
9. We have always taken threats very seriously and will continue to listen to students and parents who report threats to the district. In reminding everyone to “say something if you see something” we are in no way suggesting that our community has ever hesitated to do so in the past.

" we have strict protocols and procedures in place when it comes to
weapons on school grounds"

SERIOUSLY??????

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oxford High School interior renovated ahead of students’ return (clickondetroit.com)

School has new paint, carpet, wall graphics, more

OXFORD, Mich. – The interior at Oxford High School has been upgraded before students return for classes for the first time since the deadly mass shooting.

Officials with Oxford Community Schools shared pictures Friday of upgrades to the high school’s interior, including fresh paint and new ceiling tiles and carpeting. Several walls have also been decorated with new graphics and murals of the high school’s mascot, the wildcat...

Oxford High School renovations (detroitnews.com)

It's going to take more than cosmetic changes in the school for the Oxford community to recover from this tragedy. JMO

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Let media, public see hearings on Oxford shooting suspect, prosecutor says (detroitnews.com)

Pontiac — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has advised a judge handling the case of the alleged Oxford High School shooter that she is opposed to the news media being restricted from hearing the case.

During a Wednesday status conference for Ethan Crumbley, Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Kwame Rowe indicated there were “potential privacy concerns” for the 15-year-old. Crumbley is charged with 24 felony counts in the Nov. 30 incident in which four teens were killed and seven others, including a teacher, were wounded inside the high school.

Rowe invited attorneys to file legal briefs prior to an upcoming Feb. 22 in-person hearing on possible placement of Crumbley and express thoughts on whether due to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Protection Act, media coverage should be limited in any way...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oxford principal shares welcome message ahead of school reopening (detroitnews.com)

As Oxford High School reopens its doors to students Monday, the administration will work to return to "as close to normalcy" as possible, school principal Steven Wolf said in a welcome back message on Youtube.

"We’ve been grieving together, we’ve been praying together. We’ve attended funerals, vigils and memorials, and we have been absolutely heartbroken," said Wolf in the Sunday video. "... Yet we have been determined to carry on, and I am so proud to say that we are reopening our high school ... and we are reclaiming our high school back."

Students will walk through the halls and attend classes at the school for the first time since a Nov. 30 mass shooting left Hana St. Juliana, 14; Tate Myre, 16; Madisyn Baldwin, 17; and Justin Shilling, 17, dead. A teacher and six students were also injured...

 

[MsMarple]

@BetteDavisEyes thank you for your continued monitoring of news regarding this horrific case! I come here for the latest updates and IMO it's as good as if not better than daily Google searches.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oxford High students return to school for the first time since Nov. 30 shooting (detroitnews.com)

Oxford — Students returned Monday morning to the newly renovated Oxford High School for the first time since a school shooting on Nov. 30 left four students dead and injured six others and a teacher.

Snow fell on students from a dark, gray sky as they trickled into the school, preparing to walk its halls and sit in its classrooms nearly two months after the shooting. Across Oxford and nearby Orion Township, signs that read "Oxford Strong" and "Pray for Oxford" still adorned yards, driveways and storefronts.

For weeks prior, students attended classes online or at Oxford Middle School as officials repaired damaged hallways, classrooms and doors and devised a plan for the reopening.

Carrying clear backpacks, they entered a school with increased security, new paint in "calming colors" and hand-written messages of support on hearts and snowflakes...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oxford High School reopens nearly 2 months after shooting (audacy.com)

OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit-area high school where four students were fatally shot reopened Monday for the first time since the November attack, with the school's principal declaring “we are reclaiming our high school back.”

Oxford High School students had been attending classes at other buildings since Jan. 10. Everything “went very well" Monday morning as staff and students returned for classes for the first time since the Nov. 30 shooting, said Oxford Community Schools spokeswoman Dani Stublensky...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Oakland County commission approves $3.2M in response to Oxford shooting (clickondetroit.com)

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved more than $3.2 million in resources in response to the shooting at Oxford High School last November.

The funding will provide more support to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the Oxford community and for mental health resources. Here’s a breakdown...

“The way we respond to this horrible incident is very important to help not only the residents of Oxford heal, but for all citizens of the county, state and country,” Commissioner Michael Spisz (R-Oxford) said. “We must do our best to make sure we prosecute these evil acts to the fullest extent of the law. This is the time we need more, not less, when it comes to resources.”...

 

[Kristin Esq.]

Student shares what it’s like to return to Oxford High School: ‘Everyone’s just so supportive’

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Local 4′s Karen Drew spoke with 16-year-old Olivia Dare the day after the shootings and has been keeping in touch with her the past two months through phone calls and texts.

Dare said she wanted to talk on Monday because in a way, talking helps her heal. So, after class Monday afternoon, the two jumped on a Zoom call and talked about what it was like going back to Oxford High School.

“Very anxious. I was very eager to go back, but at the same time it was just very weird to me,” Dare said.

While the upgrades and the new paint at Oxford High School helped a bit, Dare said there was one huge challenge.

Dare said overall it was hard to concentrate, but said teachers didn’t have them do a lot of work on Monday. It was more about being together in the updated space.

“Almost everyone in the whole entire school is willing to talk when someone needs it. And I think that’s something that everyone can lean on, and everyone needs to be able to talk and let it out,” Dare said. “And everyone’s just so supportive. So, it’s amazing.”

It’s still so hard for the kids. She said so many were talking about the victims on Monday.

There was some talk about the accused gunman, Ethan Crumbley, mostly in classrooms where Ethan Crumbley previously had a seat. Teachers were moving chairs around so students could feel more comfortable. Everyone is trying to heal.

“Walking the halls in general, walking alone in the halls, going to the bathroom -- things like that,” Dare said. “But there was one time I went to use the bathroom with a guy. And we both walked to a bathroom that does not exist anymore.”

How did the teachers handle the return?

“I think the teachers did amazing. They’re all so supportive and if you want to pet a dog, if you want a dog to come in the classroom -- they get the dog in there. They’ll let you go pet the dog. If you just need, like a break from the class, if you’re not doing OK in there -- they’ll let you. They’ll help you,” Dare said.

 

[MrsWatson]

Attorneys for accused Oxford High shooter argue for some jail records to remain private ｜ The Detroit News

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Tate Myre's parents sue Crumbleys, Oxford teachers, counselors (detroitnews.com)

Southfield — The parents of Tate Myre, one of four Oxford High School students slain in the Nov. 30 shooting, have sued alleged shooter Ethan Crumbley and his parents, along with six school personnel from Oxford, including three teachers at the high school, their attorney announced Thursday.

The 39-page lawsuit, filed by attorney Ven Johnson in Oakland County Circuit Court, is the second civil suit stemming from the shooting, which also wounded seven people, including a teacher.

In addition to James and Jennifer Crumbley and Ethan Crumbley, the suit names dean of students Nicholas Ejak and counselors Pam Fine and Shawn Hopkins, and includes three unnamed teachers. The first is described as the teacher who sent Ethan Crumbley to the office Nov. 29, the day before the shooting, after allegedly seeing him search for ammunition...

Text of lawsuit follows article.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Court filing: Oxford High School shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley plans insanity defense (clickondetroit.com)

15-year-old faces list of charges in connection with Nov. 30 mass shooting at high school

Ethan Crumbley is planning an insanity defense, a court filing revealed Thursday.

Crumbley, 15, is accused of opening fire with a handgun Nov. 30 inside Oxford High School where he was a sophomore student. Eleven people were struck by the gunfire, of which four were killed: 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin and 17-year-old Justin Shilling.

A one-sentence court filing from his attorneys Thursday indicates the teen “intends to assert the defense of insanity at the time of the alleged offense and gives notice of his intention to claim such a defense.” The filing is from defense attorneys Paulette Loftin and Amy Hopp...

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Ethan Crumbley planning insanity defense in Oxford shooting case (detroitnews.com)

Accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley plans to plead insanity in the criminal case accusing him of killing four students and wounding six others and a teacher during a Nov. 30 attack, according to a court filing Thursday...

A one-sentence notice of insanity defense was filed early Thursday in Oakland Circuit Court, signed by defense attorneys Paulette Michel Loftin and Amy Hopp. Neither have returned telephone calls.

"Please take notice that pursuant to MCL 769.20a the defendant Ethan Crumbley intends to assert the defense of insanity at the time of the alleged offense and gives his notice of his intention to claim such a defense," reads a copy of the filing, obtained by The Detroit News...