The 15-year-old suspect who is alleged to have fatally shot four fellow students and injured at least eight had a meeting with the school, along with his parents, over his "behavior in the classroom" just hours before the shooting.
As reported by Sky News, Ethan Crumbley had an initial talk with officials at his high school in Oxford, Michigan, on Monday, November 29, and on Tuesday, a short while before the rampage, Crumbley and his parents met with administrators at the school.
The meeting arose after other students at the school claimed they had seen threats online that somebody was planning to "shoot up the school".
Per The New York Post, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said on Wednesday at a press briefing: "We also were told that the school had some information or some kind of contact with the school."
He added: "We have since learned that the school did have contact with the student the day before and the day of the shooting for behaviors in the classroom that they felt was concerning.
"In fact, the parents were brought in the morning of the shooting and had a face-to-face meeting with the school. The content of that meeting of course is part of the investigation."
Initially, it was reported that three students had been killed in the shooting. Sadly, a fourth student has since succumbed to his injuries.
Crumbley has been charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder, terrorism, assault, and weapons possession.
He was arraigned and taken from a juvenile facility to the Oakland County Jail, an adult facility.
The incident occurred some weeks after the school released a statement to parents and students assuring them they were safe.
Per The Independent, the statement, issued on November 12, read: "We want our parents and students to know there has been no threat to our building nor our students.
"The safety and security of our students and staff is always our top priority. To accomplish this task, OHS has numerous highly-trained professionals who work to keep our building safe and secure.
"We have counselors and social workers who work with students daily. We also have two highly-trained security guards and an Oakland County Resource Officer on site who assist us as well."
