Investigators reveal concerns about the behavior of Michigan high school shooting suspect
Two teachers separately reported concerning behaviour from sophomore Ethan Crumbley starting the day before the fatal Michigan high school shooting he's accused of prompting two meetings with him, including one with his parents just hours before the killings, a sheriff said Thursday.
Crumbley, 15, was charged as an adult Wednesday with terrorism, murder and other counts connected to Tuesday's shooting that killed four students and wounded seven other people at Oxford High School north of Detroit.
The first behavioural report came Monday, when "a teacher in the classroom where he was a student saw and heard something that she felt was disturbing," Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.
"And they had a counselling session about it with school officials, and a phone call was left with the parents," he said.
Then on Tuesday hours before the shooting, "a different teacher in a different classroom saw some behaviour that they felt was concerning, and they brought the child down to an office, had a meeting with school officials, called in the parents, and ultimately it was determined that he could go back into class." Authorities say Crumbley soon opened fire outside a school bathroom.
He moved through a hallway at a "methodical pace," prosecutors said, shooting at students in hallways and classrooms before surrendering in what's become the deadliest shooting at a US K-12 school since 2018 and the 32nd on such a campus since August 1.
Bouchard declined to detail what the teachers' concerns were, adding that his department was "never informed of either meeting prior to the shooting or that there were any concerns about behaviour."
When asked why Crumbley was allowed to return to class on Tuesday, Bouchard said: "That will all be part of the investigation, in terms of what they thought, and why they thought that that was the right step."
There's been a lot of talk about the student that was apprehended. That he was, you know, called up to the office and all that kind of stuff. No discipline was warranted. There are no discipline records at the high school. Yes, this student did have contact with our front office. And yes, his parents were on campus November 30," Throne said.
Throne praised students and staff for their response, stating that some administrators performed CPR and said the students "did exactly as they had trained." He will be meeting with the parents of the four students who died, he said, adding that he will answer all questions at a later time, but "this is as much information as we can give you today."
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