Teenager pleads guilty to terrorism after school shooting

Ethan Crumbley has pleaded guilty to 24 charges including terrorism, murder, attempted murder, terrorism and weapons violations, following a shooting at a high school in Michigan last year that killed four students.

Seven others were injured in the shooting last November.

His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley are also facing charges of involuntary manslaughter.

During the hearing on Monday, Ethan Crumbley said that he had asked his father to buy the gun for him. It had previously been described as an early Christmas present, but Ethan Crumbley claimed that he had given his father money for the gun, which was purchased four days before the shooting.

Crumbley admitted murdering Tate Myre, 16; Justin Shilling, 17; Madisyn Baldwin, 17; and Hana St. Juliana, 14, and injuring six other students and a teacher.

His parents were not in Court, they are being held in Oakland County Jail.

During the hearing, it was revealed that he brought the gun and 50 rounds of ammunition into the school in his backpack. At around lunchtime, he loaded the gun in a restroom.

Sentencing will take place next year.

Image: Oakland County Courthouse - OZinOH / Flickr