Prosecution Reveals Disturbing Revelations Against Shooter

The prosecution just revealed new information about Ethan Crumbley, 15.

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Crumbley was arrested for killing four of his classmates at Oxford High School on November 30.

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The prosecution laid out a timeline of what happened in the six months leading up to the shooting.

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The family dog died and his “only friend” moved away at the end of October.

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He reportedly sent his mother “disturbing texts about his state of mind.”

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“Instead of paying attention to their son and getting him help, they bought him a gun,” the prosecution wrote.

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The prosecution also alleges that his parents knew that Ethan tortured animals.

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He kept a baby bird’s head in a jar on his bedroom floor, which he brought to school with him one day.

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His mother was also having an affair and told “her boyfriend” that the gun was in her car on the day of the shooting.

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