*Michigan school shooting: Suspect's parents arrested in Detroit*

The parents of a teenager suspected of a school shooting that left four dead have been arrested in Detroit hours after going on the run, say US media.

James and Jennifer Crumbley had failed to show up in court on Friday after being charged with involuntary manslaughter.

The couple are accused of ignoring warning signs before their son's alleged rampage.

They were detained after their car was spotted and police called, reports say.

Officers from Detroit police and the US Marshals - a federal law enforcement service - searched the area near downtown Detroit and located the couple in a basement.

The US Marshalls had offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to their arrest.

The Crumbleys' lawyer had earlier told the BBC that the couple were not fleeing law enforcement - instead they had left town on the night of the shooting "for their own safety".

Ethan Crumbley, 15, is accused of using his father's gun to shoot classmates in Michigan. He has pleaded not guilty.

He is said to have opened fire on fellow students and teachers at his school in Oxford, about 35 miles (60 km) north of Detroit, on Tuesday.

The four killed were Tate Myre, 16, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, Hana St Juliana, 14, and Justin Shilling, 17. Seven others were injured.

Ethan Crumbley is being charged as an adult, and is facing one count of terrorism, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assaults with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm.

*Why have the parents been charged?*

On Friday, Oakland County lead prosecutor Karen McDonald acknowledged that charging parents in a child's alleged crime was highly unusual.

According to her office's investigation, the boy was with his father last Friday when Mr Crumbley bought the firearm believed to have been used in the shooting.

A post on the boy's social media later that day showed off his dad's new weapon as "my new beauty", adding a heart emoji.

Just one day before the shooting, a teacher said she saw the boy searching online for ammunition, which prompted a meeting with school officials, Ms McDonald said. After being informed of the incident, Mrs Crumbley texted her son: "LOL I'm not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught."

And on Tuesday morning - hours before the rampage - Mr and Mrs Crumbley were called into the school for an urgent meeting after teachers found a note by their son, including several drawings of guns and bloodied people alongside captions like "the thoughts won't stop. Help me", and "blood everywhere". The boy had also written "My life is useless" and "The world is dead", according to the prosecutor.

School officials told the pair they would have to seek counselling for their son.

But the boy's parents did not want him to be removed from school that day, Ms McDonald said, and did not ask him whether he had the gun with him, or search his backpack.

At 13:22 later that day, Mrs Crumbley texted her son to say: "Ethan, don't do it." Minutes later her husband called police to report his gun was missing, said the prosecutor.

But authorities say the boy had already emerged from the school bathroom and opened fire on fellow students.

Ms McDonald said the charges were meant to hold the Crumbleys accountable and to send a message about responsible gun ownership.

"The notion that a parent could read those words and also know that their son had access to a deadly weapon that they gave him is unconscionable, and it's criminal," she said.

The prosecutor had previously noted that, although the gun had been purchased legally, it "seems to have just been freely available" for the child's use. According to her, the suspect took the gun from an unlocked drawer in his parents' bedroom and brought it to school.

Neither federal nor state law requires gun owners to keep their weapons locked away from their children.

In a video message posted to YouTube on Thursday, the school's superintendent Tim Throne said that - while the boy and his parents had been called to the office - "no discipline was warranted" at the time.

He added that the school looked like a "war zone" and would not be ready to operate again for weeks.

Ms McDonald alleged on Friday that, when James Crumbley heard about the shooting, he "drove straight to his home to look for his gun" before calling authorities to say he suspected his son was the perpetrator.

"I'm angry as a mother. I'm angry as a prosecutor. I'm angry as a person that lives in this county," she said. "There were a lot of things that could have been so simple to prevent."

On Wednesday, prosecutors charged the boy as an adult. He now face charges of terrorism and first-degree murder.

Announcing the charges, Ms McDonald said her office had "a mountain of digital evidence" to show the suspect had planned the attack "well before the incident".

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Good for them

Papa buys a gun for his trobuled son, does not monitor his son's internet, and does not really know his son, and does not secure his guns well well.

At the end of the day, this happens

That will teach parents to be more watchful and cautious with their kids...

This happen all over the world rd children handle smartphone to watch terror and rape is not good



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This Christmas Kwa..! Shooting kwa!! In conclusion I say the whites are way terrible than a black man.

Why did they run!?

These school shootings get as e be sha

Tomilola360:
School shooting or terrorist attack. Western media

The lad has been charged with terrorism, so..western media or no, he is, in the eyes of the law over there, a terrorist.

What did the mother mean by don't get caught...abeg they should be charged alongside the boy...let them rot in jail together

USA and school shootings be like bread and butter

tydi:


This Christmas Kwa..! Shooting kwa!! In conclusion I say the whites are way terrible than a black man.

We are all terrible, we humans. Does not matter what colour or race....

Too bad

Country where things work out

jimter44:
*Michigan school shooting: Suspect's parents arrested in Detroit*



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In Nigeria, the students that killed a school mate are being protected by d school and the parents have taken them into hiding. If this shooting took place in Dowen, the school will say the victims died while playing football

Small small going to school might become a death sentence in the US.

Why the constant school shootings in the US?

Hmm

Ok

Nobody or media will blame this boy religion, but let a Muslim repeat this same act. The media blame islam and blackmail the entire muslims. The headline will be " A JIHADIST SCH BOY ATTACK AND KILL HIS FELLOW STUDENTS WITH A GUN IN USA SCHOOL"

I find it difficult to understand why after all signs the school couldn't insist on sending the killer home for few days.

One night of killing and he is charged for terrorism.
While Nigeria that is the third terrorized country in the world courtesy of Fulani herdsmen who are against the 249 other tribes in Nigeria, have not been declared as terrorists!
So, do we know the law better than those that taught us?

Avoidable disaster!
The s hook too should hv acted seeing those notes from him.

One night of killingg and he is charged with terrorismm
While Nigeria that is the third terrorizedd country in the world courtesy of Fulani herdsmenn who are against the 249 other tribes in Nigeria, have not been declared as terrorists!!
So, do we know the law better than those that taught us?

Am even afraid here in hamburg.the young people look so big and tall and when you ask about their age,you hear "ich bin 14 oder 15."their eyes are always rotating and they are soo bold.no fear in their eyes. 90 percent of oyibo get mental problems. Before 65 they are already battling dementia

One day of killing and he is charged with terrorism in a country where one can legally own a gun.
While Nigeria which is the third most terrorized country in the world courtesy of Fulani herdsmen have not been declared as terrorists!

Tomilola360:
School shooting or terrorist attack. Western media

its depends on the side of the divides you are. They even made Michael Jackson to hate the colour of his skin.

R

Stupid and irresponsible parents...why would you buy a gun they leave it carelessly waiting easy reach of your nutcase son

They really thought they could get away. Not.

Hmm