Why This Texas Mom Is Applauding Conviction of Michigan Shooter’s Dad

The conviction of Oxford High School mass shooter Ethan Crumbley’s father on Thursday came as a relief to the mother of a Texas school shooting victim who wants to the parents of her son’s killer to also pay a legal price.

“It’s about time. I was really surprised and excited to see parents being held accountable here,” Rosie Yanas Stone, whose 17-year-old son was killed at Santa Fe High School in 2018, told The Daily Beast. “The thoughts and prayers are not enough after a mass shooting. These trials were a national eye-opener. And that makes me hopeful.”

James Crumbley, 47, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with Ethan’s 2021 massacre in Michigan—one month after a jury found his wife guilty of similar charges. Prosecutors allege that the Crumbleys neglected their son’s deteriorating mental health and did not properly secure the weapon used in the rampage.

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