A 15-year-old shoots a gun at a school in Oxford, Michigan, killing four classmates. He had planned the deed.
Update from Thursday, December 2nd, 2021, 8:00 a.m.: According to the police, the alleged gunman at the high school in Oxford in the US state of Michigan recorded a video about his murder plans on the evening before the crime. In the video, the 15-year-old talked about shooting students at his school the next day, said police officer Tim Willis from the Oakland sheriff’s office on Wednesday at the first appearance of the accused at a magistrate.
Judge Nancy Carniak ordered the suspect to be transferred from a youth facility to a county jail, where he would remain isolated from other inmates. The accused was connected via video.
USA: rampage in Michigan – 15-year-old kills several classmates
Update from December 1st, 2021, 4.40 a.m.: As a police spokesman for the Oakland district now reports, the alleged perpetrator continues to refuse to testify that his motive is unclear. His parents hired a lawyer. It is unclear whether the shooter targeted his victims. The suspect was caught within five minutes of the first emergency call, which was received at 12:51 p.m. (local time / 6:51 p.m. CET). He did not offer any resistance. Before that, he fired 15 to 20 shots. Of the eight injured, two would have to be operated on. The high school is attended by around 1,800 students.
15-year-old kills several classmates in the USA
First report from November 30th, 2021, 10:00 p.m.: Oxford – At a school in the US state of Michigan, a teenager shot and killed four classmates and injured several people. Initial findings indicated that a 15-year-old boy opened fire and killed at least four students. Six other people – including a teacher – were shot wounded in the incident on Tuesday (November 30, 2021), said the Oakland sheriff’s office. The crime took place at the high school in the small town of Oxford, which is 40 miles north of Detroit.
The young shooter was then arrested, the German press agency and the AFP news agency unanimously report, citing the authorities in the USA. According to the information, the student did not offer any resistance. The police also confiscated a handgun. The suspect has asked for a lawyer and has not yet commented on a possible motive, it said.
“Tragic situation”: 15-year-old shoots at least four people at a school
A police spokesman said it was “a very tragic situation”. The emergency services are currently mainly dealing with “many concerned parents”. The suspect was caught within five minutes of the first emergency call, which was received at 12:51 p.m. (local time / 6:51 p.m. CET). The attacker fired between 15 and 20 shots within a period of around five minutes. Fatal incidents continue to occur in the United States because shooters open fire in schools. Firearms are relatively easy to obtain in the United States.
Still, Tuesday’s attack at Oxford High School was the deadliest firearms incident at a US school that year, according to Everytown For Gun Safety organization. (iwe with agencies)
