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3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:51 pm
by TrueTexan
Three people, all believed to be students, were killed in a shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, on Tuesday, authorities said.

Six others were shot and injured, including a teacher, authorities said. Their conditions were not immediately clear.

The suspected shooter, a 15-year-old male student, was taken into custody within five minutes, authorities said. A handgun has been confiscated, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.

Authorities said they believe he acted alone. The teen has not mentioned a motive, authorities said.

Over 100 calls poured into 911 as the shooting unfolded, authorities said. The entire incident lasted five minutes, authorities said.

Oxford is about 40 miles north of Detroit.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-vict ... d=81472178

Prayers for the families and the students

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:25 pm
by featureless
Oof.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:30 pm
by highdesert
Tragic for those families to lose a child and at this time of the year. And for students and staff, they'll be attending funerals during the holidays.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:32 pm
by sikacz
Hate to be crass, but who let a 15 year old get possession of a handgun...

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:14 pm
by Eris
sikacz wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:32 pm Hate to be crass, but who let a 15 year old get possession of a handgun...
That's the first thing to find out. Then why he did it. Then what kind of intervention or cultural changes could have turned him away from violence.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:40 pm
by DougB1946
It's not the age, it's the upbringing. Lots of kids have access to guns at a young age but don't shoot other people. I also blame Trump for a lot of the violence in the country. He tapped a nerve and let loose a lot of the worst in humanity. Even his mother saw that in him.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:10 pm
by sikacz
DougB1946 wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:40 pm It's not the age, it's the upbringing. Lots of kids have access to guns at a young age but don't shoot other people. I also blame Trump for a lot of the violence in the country. He tapped a nerve and let loose a lot of the worst in humanity. Even his mother saw that in him.
That is true, but regardless of upbringing the responsibility for the actions of a minor falls to the parents or guardians. An adult is to blame to some degree. Those who had legal responsibility for this minor are first inline to explain their actions and failures. Someone here failed, a minor who could not make adult decisions had access to a handgun and used it.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:49 pm
by CDFingers
Eris wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:14 pm
sikacz wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 4:32 pm Hate to be crass, but who let a 15 year old get possession of a handgun...
That's the first thing to find out. Then why he did it. Then what kind of intervention or cultural changes could have turned him away from violence.
Age restrictions. Who knew? Everyone.

CDFingers

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:23 pm
by geno
Thinking of my friends in MI right now, I just heard about the high school shootings in Oxford MI; I use to live about 7.5 miles from where that school is. I had friends whose kids graduated from there.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:34 am
by CDFingers
Turns out the dad bought the gun a few days before, on Black Friday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2 ... -shooting/

This is why we lock up our guns. How hard can it be if even I can get it done?

CDFingers

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:02 am
by sikacz
While I don’t advocate mandated storage, I do agree there is a responsibility to keep guns out of the hands of children. The only time a minor should have a gun in their possession is under direct adult supervision. I could see charging the responsible adult with negligent homicide. Since being responsible doesn’t work perhaps the threat of jail time and becoming a felon might. Parents or guardians should be responsible for all actions of a minor.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:11 am
by F4FEver
sikacz wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 6:10 pm
DougB1946 wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 5:40 pm It's not the age, it's the upbringing. Lots of kids have access to guns at a young age but don't shoot other people. I also blame Trump for a lot of the violence in the country. He tapped a nerve and let loose a lot of the worst in humanity. Even his mother saw that in him.
That is true, but regardless of upbringing the responsibility for the actions of a minor falls to the parents or guardians. An adult is to blame to some degree. Those who had legal responsibility for this minor are first inline to explain their actions and failures. Someone here failed, a minor who could not make adult decisions had access to a handgun and used it.
Imagine the country if trump the traitor had lost to Clinton. NOT saying everything would be roses and kittens but the meanness, divisiveness, anger, would not exist w/o trump. HE is the catalyst, the figure head. Hopefully he doesn't run in 2024..he's dangerous...

For this kid..if he got the gun from his parents..THEY need to face charges...

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:27 am
by sikacz
The meanness and divisiveness would not have been prevented by clinton’s election. (I voted for her.) We have been building to this moment for decades, near fifty years or more, each side pushing some divisive issue and demeaning the opposing side. We’ve diminished facts, reality and education in order to satisfy an agenda. The previous occupant was the malignant result and not the cause of our illness. There was a time building consensus was a goal to craft workable legislation acceptable to all sides. Those times are long gone. Emotion has replaced analytical responses and facts/reality by unfounded opinion to drive an agenda. Good luck republic, I doubt there’s effective medicine to cure what ails.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 9:34 am
by AdministrativeReload
This tragedy occurred as significant push by the rabid ban fanatics has been underway. Biden and his party will get as much mileage out of this as possible if the facts gel with a desireable narrative. Until then, he is being noncommittal.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/politics ... index.html
Whitmer has picked up the baton, though. She will get some political mileage out of it.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:31 pm
by highdesert
sikacz wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:27 am The meanness and divisiveness would not have been prevented by clinton’s election. (I voted for her.) We have been building to this moment for decades, near fifty years or more, each side pushing some divisive issue and demeaning the opposing side. We’ve diminished facts, reality and education in order to satisfy an agenda. The previous occupant was the malignant result and not the cause of our illness. There was a time building consensus was a goal to craft workable legislation acceptable to all sides. Those times are long gone. Emotion has replaced analytical responses and facts/reality by unfounded opinion to drive an agenda. Good luck republic, I doubt there’s effective medicine to cure what ails.

I agree and I also voted for HRC, but not for her agenda.

We're victims to a media that sees the extremes as more news worthy than giving us objective news. Extremes get clicks and clicks bring revenue and that's the medias main job. I don't care about battles between extreme politicians, they're all media whores but it fascinates the media like tittle tattle gossip. I refuse to play their game and get manipulated.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:50 pm
by Bisbee
It’s pointless to play “what if’s” with HRC’s election. TFG only blew the lid off the problem that was brewing in this country like a kettle of shit-stew since Sarah Palin stirred the pot of white discontent. The problem is with the divisive direction of the politics (and yes, the media) of this country, NOT just individual politicians. Any crazy wing-nut that goes down in flames (like Palin did) just makes room for a worse blowhard to take center stage. And yes, media companies are capitalizing off the problem.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:52 pm
by DJD100
highdesert wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 12:31 pm
sikacz wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:27 am The meanness and divisiveness would not have been prevented by clinton’s election. (I voted for her.) We have been building to this moment for decades, near fifty years or more, each side pushing some divisive issue and demeaning the opposing side. We’ve diminished facts, reality and education in order to satisfy an agenda. The previous occupant was the malignant result and not the cause of our illness. There was a time building consensus was a goal to craft workable legislation acceptable to all sides. Those times are long gone. Emotion has replaced analytical responses and facts/reality by unfounded opinion to drive an agenda. Good luck republic, I doubt there’s effective medicine to cure what ails.

I agree and I also voted for HRC, but not for her agenda.

We're victims to a media that sees the extremes as more news worthy than giving us objective news. Extremes get clicks and clicks bring revenue and that's the medias main job. I don't care about battles between extreme politicians, they're all media whores but it fascinates the media like tittle tattle gossip. I refuse to play their game and get manipulated.
^^^THIS!^^^

I believe the dad bought the gun for the kid, or at minimum taught him to shoot it as the kid had posted images of his targets after practice.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:55 pm
by sikacz
Bisbee wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:50 pm It’s pointless to play “what if’s” with HRC’s election. TFG only blew the lid off the problem that was brewing in this country like a kettle of shit-stew since Sarah Palin stirred the pot of white discontent. The problem is with the divisive direction of the politics of this country and NOT just individual politicians. Any crazy wing-nut that goes down in flames (like Palin did) just makes room for a worse blowhard to take center stage.
It goes at least 3 decades before palin’s appearance on the political stage.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 3:09 pm
by CDFingers
Bullied kid gets his dad's gun. The for reals what if is what if that new gun was locked up?

CDFingers

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:08 pm
by highdesert
A 4th person has died, a 17 year old boy. RIP Heard that the 15 year old shooter will be tried as an adult.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:13 pm
by FrontSight
sikacz wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:27 am The meanness and divisiveness would not have been prevented by clinton’s election. (I voted for her.) We have been building to this moment for decades, near fifty years or more, each side pushing some divisive issue and demeaning the opposing side. We’ve diminished facts, reality and education in order to satisfy an agenda. The previous occupant was the malignant result and not the cause of our illness. There was a time building consensus was a goal to craft workable legislation acceptable to all sides. Those times are long gone. Emotion has replaced analytical responses and facts/reality by unfounded opinion to drive an agenda. Good luck republic, I doubt there’s effective medicine to cure what ails.
That pretty much sums it up.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:03 pm
by highdesert
A preliminary investigation has found that the suspect in Tuesday's shooting at Oxford High School remained in the school hallway for the duration of the shooting, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. He never went into any rooms, and never knocked on any doors, Bouchard added.

The shooting suspect was identified as a 15-year-old boy by Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald on Wednesday. He has been charged as an adult, with terrorism causing death and first-degree murder, among other charges, in connection with the fatal shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan.

Bouchard said based on their initial investigation, the first time the suspect is seen with a weapon is on surveillance video coming out of the bathroom at the school, but investigators are still working to piece together a timeline of events.

“The first time we saw the weapon actually in evidence was when he came out the bathroom [on surveillance video], so every other moment in time it wasn’t observed. So whether it was concealed on his person, or in backpack, or hidden somewhere in a restroom, that is all part of the investigation,” Bouchard said.

The sheriff also said he is not aware of any law enforcement agency that had the suspect on their radar prior to Tuesday’s shooting.

Bouchard said their investigation found that the suspect actually had 18 remaining rounds on him. He clarified remarks he made Tuesday, when he said the suspect had seven remaining rounds, explaining on Wednesday that additional rounds were found in a magazine.

Law enforcement authorities believe the suspect fired at least 30 shots, due to at least 30 shell casings recovered at the scene, Bouchard said.

A search and forensic processing of the crime scene at Oxford High School began on Tuesday after the shooting and continued throughout the night until 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Bouchard added.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said there is no indication that the suspected shooter had been disciplined or complained about being bullied at school.

Bouchard said he personally asked the school district about the matter and "they had no information in any of their records that he had been bullied and we have had no information brought to our attention from any other source that he had been bullied."

The sheriff also said the suspect was not on any law enforcement radar.

"We had no communication about him or about anything that was pending," he said. "And I haven't heard from any law enforcement agency that they did."

Bouchard said he assumes that the shooter carried the gun into the school or put it in the waistband of his pants.
Authorities are considering charges against both parents of the suspect in the fatal Oxford Michigan high school shooting, with the prosecutor saying a decision would be made on that “swiftly."

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald said the shooting was premeditated “well before the incident,” adding that a “mountain of digital evidence” adds to the confidence in the charges of first-degree murder.

The charge of first-degree murder “requires premeditation and I am absolutely sure after reviewing the evidence that it isn’t even a close call, it was absolutely premeditated”

She said the digital evidence includes video tapes, social media and more.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/school ... n-12-01-21

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:09 am
by F4FEver
FrontSight wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:13 pm
sikacz wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:27 am The meanness and divisiveness would not have been prevented by clinton’s election. (I voted for her.) We have been building to this moment for decades, near fifty years or more, each side pushing some divisive issue and demeaning the opposing side. We’ve diminished facts, reality and education in order to satisfy an agenda. The previous occupant was the malignant result and not the cause of our illness. There was a time building consensus was a goal to craft workable legislation acceptable to all sides. Those times are long gone. Emotion has replaced analytical responses and facts/reality by unfounded opinion to drive an agenda. Good luck republic, I doubt there’s effective medicine to cure what ails.
That pretty much sums it up.
Yes, but w/o trump the traitor, many things would be different, IMHO. Jan 6th wouldn't have happened as an example.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:31 am
by sikacz
F4FEver wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:09 am
FrontSight wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:13 pm
sikacz wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:27 am The meanness and divisiveness would not have been prevented by clinton’s election. (I voted for her.) We have been building to this moment for decades, near fifty years or more, each side pushing some divisive issue and demeaning the opposing side. We’ve diminished facts, reality and education in order to satisfy an agenda. The previous occupant was the malignant result and not the cause of our illness. There was a time building consensus was a goal to craft workable legislation acceptable to all sides. Those times are long gone. Emotion has replaced analytical responses and facts/reality by unfounded opinion to drive an agenda. Good luck republic, I doubt there’s effective medicine to cure what ails.
That pretty much sums it up.
Yes, but w/o trump the traitor, many things would be different, IMHO. Jan 6th wouldn't have happened as an example.
A right wing power attempt could still have happened. It’s a “what if” in any case and useless to ponder. This is a problem long time brewing.

Re: 3 killed, 6 hurt in shooting at Michigan high school

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:24 am
by highdesert
sikacz wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:31 am
F4FEver wrote: Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:09 am
FrontSight wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 5:13 pm
sikacz wrote: Wed Dec 01, 2021 8:27 am The meanness and divisiveness would not have been prevented by clinton’s election. (I voted for her.) We have been building to this moment for decades, near fifty years or more, each side pushing some divisive issue and demeaning the opposing side. We’ve diminished facts, reality and education in order to satisfy an agenda. The previous occupant was the malignant result and not the cause of our illness. There was a time building consensus was a goal to craft workable legislation acceptable to all sides. Those times are long gone. Emotion has replaced analytical responses and facts/reality by unfounded opinion to drive an agenda. Good luck republic, I doubt there’s effective medicine to cure what ails.
That pretty much sums it up.
Yes, but w/o trump the traitor, many things would be different, IMHO. Jan 6th wouldn't have happened as an example.
A right wing power attempt could still have happened. It’s a “what if” in any case and useless to ponder. This is a problem long time brewing.

Yes, it's just speculation unless there is evidence to cite.

To me the divisiveness goes back to Newt Gingrich when he pushed to topple House Republican leader Bob Michel. Gingrich became speaker in 1995 with his "Contract with America" and Dick Armey was majority leader and Tom DeLay the whip and it's been down hill since.