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December 2, 2021

15-Year-Old Suspect in Michigan High School Shooting to be Tried as an Adult
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Another victim of Tuesday's shooting at Oxford high school near Detroit
has died of their injuries, bringing the death toll to four. Seven other
students were injured in the assault. On Wednesday, Oakland County
Prosecutor Karen Mc Donald said she would charge the 15-year-old shooter
as an adult, and was considering bringing charges against the boy's
parents. She said the suspect faces four counts of first degree murder;
seven counts of attempted murder; plus terrorism and weapons charges. 

Karen Mc Donald: "I want to explain why we are charging the suspect as
an adult in this case. First, the seriousness of the crime this person
committed under Michigan law. There are crimes that the legislature has
said are so serious, that a person who commits them can automatically be
charged as an adult. First degree murder is the most serious of all
those crimes."



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