Ethan Crumbley

On November 30, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at Oxford High School in the Detroit exurb of Oxford Township, Michigan, United States. Ethan Robert Crumbley, age 15, armed with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun, murdered four students and injured seven people, including a teacher. Authorities arrested and charged Crumbley as an adult for 24 crimes, including murder and terrorism. Crumbley pleaded guilty to all of the charges in October 2022. On December 8, 2023, Crumbley was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus an additional 24 years.

Quotes from Ethan Crumbley journal:

"I just saw a group of girls sitting down in the hallway. If I had my pistol on me then I would not have hesitated to blow both their brains out. I would just hope their parents will feel the Sadness and destraught, when I shoot up the school I hope that every parent of kids I greatfully murder will be so sad that they kill themselves. I want all of America to see the darkness in me and hate me. I want to Impact the world with this. I'm going record the shooting so when they show the video in court everyone can see their children and friends dying. I want the kids burn to ash and ball their eyes out. I am going to spend the rest of my life in prison rotting away like a tomato."

“The first victim has to be a pretty girl with a future so she can suffer just like me” The first victim was in fact a female student, Phoebe Arthur.

“I want America to hear what I did,” he also wrote. “I will cause the largest school shooting in the state. I wish to hear the screams of the children as I shoot them.”

“I will continue shooting people until police breach the building, I will then surrender to them and plead guilty to life in prison.”

“All one of my teachers has to do is send me to the office and I will tell them about the bird head and I can get help"

“This morning, I woke up to my mom having one of her worst rants about how we have no money and can’t pay the bills. This just furthers my desire to shoot up the school or do something else. I have no happiness or optimism left in me as I am a burden to my parents.”

“One call and that can save a lot of lives. My evil has fully taken over in me and I used to like it, but now I don’t want to be evil. I want help but my parents don’t listen to me so I can’t get any help. I feel like I’m in a tiny loop of sadness.”

“My name is Ethan Crumbley, age 15, and I am going to be the next school shooter. I’ve thought about this a lot. I can’t stop thinking about it. But it’s constantly in my head.”

“I’m gonna have so much fun tomorrow.”