OXFORD, Mich. (WJRT) - The parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley claim their son was not mentally ill before the deadly mass shooting.
Prosecutors argued during a hearing last month that the 17-year-old was suffering from a mental illness when he killed four students in Michigan's deadliest school shooting.
Prosecutors used the argument to convince a judge that Crumbley is eligible for a sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole.
In a new court filing, the attorneys for James and Jennifer Crumbley asked for copies of all reports and psychiatric evaluations that were used during Ethan's four-day Miller hearing, which determined what sentence he can receive.
The teen pleaded guilty to four counts of murder, terrorism causing death and seven counts of assault with intent to murder for the Nov. 30, 2021, shooting at Oxford High School.
The mass shooting claimed the lives of 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin, 16-year-old Tate Myre, 17-year-old Justin Shilling and 14-year-old Hana St. Juliana.
James and Jennifer Crumbley each face four counts of involuntary manslaughter. The parents are accused of buying their son the gun used in the shooting and failing to take steps that could have prevented the massacre.
Ethan Crumbley will be sentenced Dec. 8 while his parents' trial is scheduled to start in January.
