School ‘shooter’ Ethan Crumbley’s drawings revealed as docs show he sketched a gun and shooting victim before massacre
ETHAN Crumbley's drawings show the suspected school gunman sketched a weapon and a shooting victim before the deadly massacre.
The 15-year-old sophomore's artwork and behavior concerned teachers in the days before the killings, concerns that were relayed to Oxford High school officials.
Crumbley has been charged with murder and other crimes following the shooting in Oxford, Michigan.
Prosecutors revealed earlier this month that Crumbley drew horrifying images of a bullet and person shot with a laughing emoji.
That resulted in two separate meetings with the teen - one just hours before the deadly spree which killed four students.
Crumbley's parents James and Jennifer have pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges.
“The parents were the only individuals in the position to know the access to weapons,” Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said.
The gun “seems to have been just freely available to that individual.”
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'LOL...DON'T GET CAUGHT'
She said then that the parents’ actions went “far beyond negligence.”
McDonald said that texts show Ethan's mom Jennifer messaged her son "don't do it" after telling him to "learn not to get caught."
That came after he was allegedly found was searching online for ammunition while in school.
Prosecutors said Ethan's mom, Jennifer, texted him saying "Ethan, don't do it" at 1.22pm on the day of the shooting.
However, Ethan had reportedly already opened fire at 12.51pm.
Pictures allegedly drawn by the teen were photographed by a teacher who saw them, prosecutors said.
An accompanying note allegedly read: "The thoughts won't stop, help me. My life is useless. The world is dead."
Ethan is said to have told school officials that the drawing is part of a video game he is designing and that he wants a career as a video game designer, the superintendent says.
Deputies rushed to the school around lunchtime and arrested the suspect in a hallway within minutes.
He put his hands in the air as deputies approached, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said at a news conference.
PARENTS CALLED TO SCHOOL
Oakland County Sheriff Bouchard said the suspect came out of the bathroom armed with a 9MM semi-automatic handgun, fired around 15-20 shots in the south end of the school building, and acted alone.
The sheriff later told reporters that the boy’s parents had been summoned to the school before the violence. Bouchard wouldn’t discuss details of the behavior school officials were concerned about.
“There is nothing that he could have faced that would warrant senseless, absolutely brutal violence on other kids,” he said.
A preliminary investigation shows that the weapon he is alleged to have used was purchased on November 26 by his father.
The students killed at the Oxford high school shooting have been identified as Tate Myre, 16, Hana St. Juliana, 14, and Madisyn Baldwin, 17.
Justin Shilling, 15, who was in critical condition after the shooting, later passed away from his injuries.
CHILLING NOTES
Ethan reportedly detailed his alleged desire to "open fire at the Oxford High School in Michigan and his classmates"; in a journal.
During his arraignment it emerged that the teen's phone and a journal were seized by law enforcement – and cops allegedly found chilling fantasies described on Ethan's device and written down.
Oakland County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Tim Willis said law enforcement searched the Crumbleys' home and found "two separate videos recovered from Ethan’s cellphone."
Speaking to Judge Nancy Carniak during Ethan's arraignment, Willis said the videos were "made by him the night before the incident, wherein he talked about shooting and killing students the next day at Oxford High School.”
Authorities also found Ethan's backpack and found a journal "detailing his desire to shoot up the school, to include murdering students," Willis said.
He also allegedly wrote online: 'Now I become death – destroyer of worlds – see you tomorrow Oxford.'
CRUMBLEY APPEARS IN COURT
The alleged shooter has pleaded not guilty.
Crumbley, who was sporting a white face mask and glasses, was seated with his hands handcuffed in front of him and wearing what appeared to be an anti-suicide vest.
The alleged gunman only spoke when asked by the judge to state his name and whether he understood the charges against him.
During the court hearing, prosecutors revealed that investigators recovered a video of Crumbley recorded the night before where he discussed killing students.
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Crumbley was denied bail and will remain behind bars, isolated from other adult inmates.
The 15-year-old faces life in prison if found guilty.
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