There has been some information and it indicates incredibly dysfunctional parenting.
“The dad had bought the semi-automatic 9mm Sig Sauer handgun his son allegedly used just four days earlier, on Black Friday, officials previously revealed.
The second-year student then posed with it on social media, which suggested it was “freely available” in the family home before the slaughter, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald previously said.
His mother, Jennifer Crumbley, posted a picture online about using the gun, saying “mom and son day testing out his new xmas present.”
“ McDonald said Friday that on the day of the shooting, a teacher saw drawings on Crumbley’s desk which led to the parents being called into school. The drawings included a picture of a semi-automatic handgun pointed at the words “the thoughts won’t stop, help me” and “blood everywhere,” along with a picture of someone shot and bleeding. The drawing also contained the words “my life is useless” and “the world is dead.”
When the parents met with their son and counselor, they did not inspect his backpack or ask him about the gun, according to the prosecutor. She also said the parents declined to take Ethan home after the meeting.”
IMO the school officials that did not suspend the kid and call the police when he was openly drawing pictures of blood and death at his desk…should be culpable
And I was “given” a Remington .22 rifle when I was 6yrs old. It was stored in dad’s bedroom closet.
The parents did not violate any laws.
Yet they are charged with manslaughter.