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'Did you at least show them a pic of your new gun?': Texts with mom of accused Oxford school shooter revealed

The court was shown a text conversation between Ethan and Jennifer Crumbley just one day before the fatal shooting.

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OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — A judge in Michigan is hearing evidence to determine if the parents of a teenager accused of killing four students will face trial.

James and Jennifer Crumbley are charged with involuntary manslaughter. They’re accused of making a gun accessible to Ethan Crumbley and failing to intervene when the 15-year-old showed possible signs of mental distress.

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Four students at Oxford High School were killed and seven more people were injured on Nov. 30.

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Earlier that day, the Crumbleys declined to take Ethan home when they were confronted with their son's drawings of violence.

Credit: AP

Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teenager accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, appear in court for a preliminary examination on involuntary manslaughter charges in Rochester Hills, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Jennifer Crumbley's boss, Andrew Smith, testified Tuesday that she said right before the shooting that she felt she was failing her son.

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The court was then shown a text conversation between Ethan and Jennifer just one day before the fatal shooting.

Credit: AP

Texts are shown from Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Ethan Crumbley, a teenager accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, to a co-worker Andrew Smith as Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald speaks in court for a preliminary examination on involuntary manslaughter charges in Rochester Hills, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

The messages can be viewed in a video of the court hearing below, beginning 48 minutes in.

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