The Michigan school shooting suspect and his parents were separated and placed under suicide watch in jail, officials have confirmed, per CNN.

During a press conference on Saturday, December 4, Michael Bouchard, the sheriff of Oakland County, Michigan, said that 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, and his parents Jennifer and James Crumbley, were under "advanced watch" and were being detained separately at the county jail.

Bouchard said: "There is no indication that any of them were suicidal but out of an abundance of caution our amazing corrections team is doing suicide watches on all three of them."

Crumbley allegedly fatally shot four students and injured seven at Oxford High School on November 30.

He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of terrorism causing death, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The teenager pleaded not guilty to the charges.

His parents Jennifer and James Crumbley have been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and pleaded not guilty.

According to prosecutor Karen McDonald, Jennifer and James gave their young son a firearm just four days before the rampage.

They "could have stopped it, and they had every reason to know that he was dangerous," she said on Friday.

According to official records, the boy's parents were apprehended following a search that spanned several hours. They were taken to the jail just before 3 AM over the weekend.

As they are deemed a flight risk, the pair are being held on a $500,000 bond each.

They were treated as fugitives after they refused to show up to an arraignment before they were jailed, which led to an extensive search for the couple.

Their lawyers Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman said that the pair "were absolutely going to turn themselves in. It was just a matter of logistics."

It was previously reported that Crumbley's parents had met with the school over their son's "classroom behavior" just hours before the shooting.

The four victims who died in the shooting have been identified as Hana St. Juliana, 14; Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Justin Shilling, 17, and Tate Myre, 16.

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Accused high school shooter Ethan Crumbley will plead insanity to an attack that killed four of his classmates, announced his attorneys on Thursday, per the New York Post.

Crumbley is the sole suspect of a shooting that took place on November 30 at Oxford High School in Michigan.

The 15-year-old’s attorney wrote in a one-sentence filing at Oakland County Circuit Court: "Please take notice that … Ethan Crumbley intends to assert the defense of insanity at the time of the alleged offense."

He faces a total of 24 charges, including terrorism, four counts of murder, and seven counts of attempted murder for wounding six other students and a teacher.

An insanity plea will likely mean that the teenager – who is being tried as an adult and held without bail - undergoes mental health exams and assessments.

The news of his plea came on the same day that his parents and school officials were named in a new lawsuit over their failure to prevent the tragic attack.

James and Jennifer Crumbley are already in custody, having been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly giving their son the gun which he used to murder his classmates, and ignoring clear warning signs of his intentions.

Both parents now face additional charges, having been named alongside their son and Oxford school officials in a lawsuit accusing them of reckless conduct and negligence in failing to prevent the shooting.

Filed by the parents of Tate Myre – one of the four murdered students – the suit is seeking at least $25,000 in damages.

William Myre spoke about the devastating loss of his 16-year-old son at a press conference, saying: "We’re sad and heartbroken — our lives forever changed."

"Our family will never be the same. We’re not doing good. All we do is walk around the house and think about Tate," he added.

The lawsuit was also filed on behalf of other families whose children had been left traumatized by the attack.

They include Chad and Meghan Gregory, whose son Keegan watched fellow student Justin Shilling murdered in front of him, and Lauren Aliano, whose two daughters his in classrooms throughout the shooting.

Oxford high school resumed class for the first time since the shooting this month, with a hybrid working schedule in place to help students and staff ease back into the building as slowly as possible,

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The parents of the 15-year-old Michigan school shooting suspect have been arrested following a manhunt and a tip to the police.

Yesterday, it was announced that James and Jennifer Crumbley - the father and mother of Oxford High School student Ethan Crumbley - would each be charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter after their son was alleged to have fatally shot four of his fellow students on Tuesday afternoon. Seven other students were injured in the shooting.

However, after Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald told reporters on Friday that James and Jennifer Crumbley were set to face manslaughter charges, the pair missed their arraignment that was scheduled later that day.

CNN reports that law enforcement considered the couple "fugitives", as a manhunt took place to locate the parents.

Following a police tip, Detroit Police spokesperson Rudy Harper revealed that James and Jennifer Crumbley were found on the first floor of an industrial building. Officials had found their car nearby prior to their discovery.

Detroit Police Chief James White said that the couple appeared to be "hiding" in the building and that there was no evidence to suggest that they intended on being found by police.

Officials also informed CNN that the couple withdrew $4,000 from an ATM on Friday.

The couple was arrested in Detroit on manslaughter charges. The Detroit Police Department was assisted by the US Marshals Service in the search for the couple, with a reward of up to $10,000 offered for anyone with information that could lead to their arrest.

DPD was able to make the arrests after a local business owner called 911 after seeing a woman standing near "the suspect vehicle" in his parking lot.

Attorney Shannon Smith, who is representing the couple, had previously told CNN that the Crumbleys had left town following concerns for their own safety, but had planned on handing themselves to the police voluntarily.

But White argues that their actions were not "indicative of turning themselves in."

Undersheriff Michael McCabe with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said in a statement: "After an extensive search by DPD including Detroit K-9 units both of the fugitives were located and arrested by DPD."

Their son, Ethan Crumbley, was charged as an adult with one count of terrorism, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said on Friday that the manslaughter charges against the couple have been made in order to "hold the individuals who contributed to this tragedy accountable - and also send a message."

McDonald told reporters: "Gun owners have a responsibility. When they fail to uphold that responsibility, there are serious and criminal consequences."

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The parents of the teenage suspect of a Michigan school shooting have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

As reported by CNN, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald said on Friday that the fatal shooting at Oxford High School has left her angry.

She also revealed that the charges against the parents of 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley have been made in order to "hold the individuals who contributed to this tragedy accountable - and also send a message."

Ethan's parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, have each been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter.

McDonald told reporters: "Gun owners have a responsibility. When they fail to uphold that responsibility, there are serious and criminal consequences."

The shooting occurred on Tuesday afternoon and resulted in the deaths of four students. Seven others were injured, The Independent reports.

"I am angry. I'm angry as a mother, as the prosecutor, I'm angry as a person that lives in this county," McDonald told reporters at today's press conference.

"We have great law enforcement and good training, but I said before, four kids were murdered and seven more injured. So yes, I think we should all be very angry and we should take a very hard look at what is in place in terms of criminal responsibility, what gun owners are required to do," she added.

The charges against the parents mark a rare step in prosecutions surrounding school shootings. Addressing gun owners, McDonald said: "It's your responsibility, it's your duty to make sure that you don't give access to this deadly weapon to somebody that you have reason to believe is going to harm someone."

Fifteen-year-old Crumbley has been charged as an adult with one count of terrorism, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Per CNN, a teacher at the school was first alarmed by the 15-year-old's behavior on Tuesday after discovering a note on her desk that featured a sketch of a semiautomatic handgun pointing at the words: "The thoughts won't stop, help me."

James and Jennifer Crumbley were "immediately summoned" to the school.

McDonald told reporters: "At the meeting, James and Jennifer Crumbley were shown the drawing and were advised that they were required to get the — their son into counseling within 48 hours."

She then added that the parents "failed to ask their son if he had his gun with him or where his gun was located and failed to inspect his backpack for the presence of the gun which he had with him."

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The alleged school shooter Ethan Crumbley has been appointed a lawyer by the court while his parents hired their own expensive legal team to fight their lesser charges, the Independent reports.

Crumbley is accused of fatally shooting four students and injuring seven at Oxford High School in Michigan on November 30.

He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of terrorism causing death, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The teenager pleaded not guilty to the charges.

His parents Jennifer and James Crumbley have been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter and also pleaded not guilty.

But despite their teenage son battling serious murder and terrorism charges, Jennifer and James chose not to hire a private attorney to represent him.

Those on trial who do not have the funds to afford a legal team are entitled to a court-appointed attorney, covered by taxes, and so the 15-year-old will have someone to represent him in court.

Representing the young suspect will be Paulette Michel Loftin, a lesser-known defense attorney based in Rochester, Detroit.

She was appointed by the court last week and told the Detroit Free Press that she was hired as the high school student could not afford his own legal team.

Ethan's parents, who were charged with involuntary manslaughter as accessories in the murders, have hired attorneys Mariell Lehman and Shannon Smith, who represented convicted sex offender and former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

Another of Smith's previous clients is Jumana Nagarwala, who was accused of performing female genital mutilation.

Criminal defense attorney Bill Swor suggested to the Detroit Free Press that the Crumbleys do not have the funds to cover their son's expensive murder trial, especially as they are also facing over a decade in prison if found guilty on their own charges.

"In some ways, the parents have got a harder case than the kid," he said. "They're adults and he's a child, and the father bought the gun. The mother made the (social media) postings, and public officials... made public statements that are very prejudicial."

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