(NewsNation) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter were sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison for their role in an attack that killed four students and injured seven others in 2021.
Jennifer and James Crumbley were tried separately but sentenced together on Tuesday. They’re the first parents convicted in a U.S. school shooting.
Prosecutors were seeking at least 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. Defense attorneys were seeking less than five years for each of their clients.
Before witness statements began, attorneys argued over technicalities in the state’s sentencing scoring system, with defense attorneys arguing that they don’t account for a scenario like the Crumbleys, which is unique in relation to school shootings.
