Jury Selection Begins in Jennifer Crumbley's Historic Trial

Mother of Michigan school shooter faces charges of involuntary manslaughter in a landmark case.

Jury selection has begun for the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Ethan Crumbley, the teenager who carried out the 2021 mass shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan.
Jennifer and her husband, James Crumbley, are the first parents in the U.S. to be charged and tried in a mass school shooting. They face charges of involuntary manslaughter for allegedly ignoring warning signs and making a gun accessible to their son.
Jennifer Crumbley's lawyer has requested that Ethan Crumbley and his psychiatrists testify at her trial, but Ethan's lawyers have confirmed that he will not waive any privilege or confidentiality, meaning his medical records and what he said to his psychiatrists are off limits.
Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to life without parole in December 2023. He is currently appealing his sentence.
James Crumbley's trial is set to begin in March.