Jury reaches a verdict in the manslaughter trial of the Michigan school shooter’s mother

By ED WHITE
Associated Press

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury in Michigan has reached a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of a school shooter’s mother in the deaths of four students in 2021. The jury began deliberations Monday, after seven days of testimony ended Friday. They will announce their verdict Tuesday. Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent when she failed to tell Oxford High School that the family had guns, including a 9 mm handgun that her son, Ethan Crumbley, used at a shooting range on the weekend before the Nov. 30, 2021, attack. Jennifer Crumbley was not accused of knowing her son’s plan to terrorize the school. But prosecutors say she and her husband failed to properly store the gun and ignored the teen’s mental health. Jennifer Crumbley has denied responsibility.