Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley sentenced to life without parole

Michigan judge sentenced school shooter Ethan Crumbley to multiple life sentences without parole on Friday, after an emotional court hearing where surviving victims discussed their trauma.

Crumbley, 15 years old at the time, killed four people and injured seven more at Oxford High School on Nov. 30, 2021. He pleaded guilty to all charges.

During the hearing, he accepted responsibility and showed regret for his actions.

“Any sentence that they ask for, I ask that you impose it on me,” he said. “I want them to be happy, I want them to feel secure and safe. I don’t want them to worry another day.”

In total, 29 people gave victim statements at the hearing, including parents of victims and students and staff at the school.

“Our family has been navigating our way through complete hell,” Buck Myre, whose son Tate was killed in the shooting, said. “We wear the pain like a heavy coat, constant reminders every day. Every hour is the darkest time of the day.”

“We are miserable. We miss Tate,” he continued. “Our family has a permanent hole in it that can never be fixed.”

Each victim, when asked, requested he be given life without parole