A police vehicle remains parked outside of Oxford High School on December 01, 2021 in Oxford, Michigan.
A police vehicle remains parked outside of Oxford High School on December 01, 2021 in Oxford, Michigan.Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
  • The father of the Oxford High School shooter bought his son a gun.

  • He said that he gave his father money to buy a gun.

  • There were 24 counts against the man. He will face life imprisonment.

The man who shot and killed four people at Oxford High School in Michigan gave his father money to buy the gun he used in the shooting.

In Oakland County Circuit Court on Monday, the now 16-year-old pleaded guilty to 24 counts, including four counts of first degree murder and a terrorism-related charge.

The shooter said that the gun used in the shooting was bought by his father.

The teen said "yes" when prosecutors asked if he picked out the gun himself and gave his father money to buy it. The teen may have gotten the money to buy the gun.

The prosecutor asked the man if the gun was kept in a safe. The man who did the shooting said it wasn't.

Karen McDonald said that James Crumbley bought his son a gun on Black Friday in order to give him a Christmas gift.

McDonald said that the information was based on a post on the Facebook page of the mother of the shooter.

McDonald said last year that the day before the shooting, a teacher caught the shooter looking for a gun online, and the morning of the shooting, teachers identified alarming notes and violent drawings on his desk.

McDonald said last year that the teen's parents were told of the behavior and were asked to bring their son home on the day of the shooting The shooter was left to return to class.

The parents of the shooter have been charged with manslaughter. They have denied the charges.

The person who shot the person now faces life in prison. The shooter's sentence will be determined on February 9.

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