Oxford High School shooter can be sentenced to life without parole, judge rules

A Michigan judge has ruled that the 17-year-old Oxford High School shooter can be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole during a Miller hearing Friday morning.

A Michigan judge has ruled that the 17-year-old Oxford High School shooter can be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole during a Miller hearing Friday morning.

Ethand Crumbley appeared virtually from jail in an orange jumpsuit for his Miller hearing, a proceeding held as he is a minor to determine if he could sentenced to life in prison.

Crumbley was 15 at the time of the Oxford High School shooting in November 2021 that killed Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17, and wounded seven others.

Oakland County Judge Kwamé Rowe said Friday that the court couldn’t find reason that he could be rehabilitated and the crime does not bear the “hallmarks of youth” as such, he can be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. 

His next hearing was set for Oct. 20 and his sentencing for Dec. 8.