Alleged Michigan School Gunman Convinced Officials Violent Drawings Were for Video Game: Officials

Ethan Robert Crumbley, 15, charged with first-degree murder in a high school shooting, poses in a jail booking photograph taken at the Oakland County Jail in Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. December 1, 2021, in a combination photograph with his parents Jennifer Lynn Crumbley and James Robert Crumbley who were taken into custody December 3, 2021. Oakland County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

Accused Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley convinced school officials that violent drawings he made in class were of a “video game,” according to a letter released by Oxford Community Schools superintendent Tim Thorne.

Crumbley, 15, was charged with several counts of homicide and terrorism for a shooting incident last week at Oxford High School that left four students dead and more injured. His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, were charged with court counts of involuntary manslaughter each.