Michigan school shooting victims to speak as teen faces possible life sentence

8/12/2023 15:00

                A teenager who killed four other students at a Michigan school will listen to their families and survivors of the mass shooting before a judge decides whether the attack will carry a life prison sentence.
        
        Crime victims in Michigan have a right to speak in court, and the final hearing Friday in suburban Detroit is likely to be tense and emotional.
        
        Ethan Crumbley, 17, could be locked up with no chance for parole, a punishment sought by the Oakland County prosecutor.
        
        But because of the shooter's age, Judge Kwame Rowe also could order a shorter sentence - anywhere from 25 years to 40 years at a minimum - that would eventually make him eligible for release by the state parole board.
        
        The shooter pleaded guilty to all 24 charges in the 2021 Oxford High School shooting, including first-degree murder and terrorism.