17-year-old boy becomes 4th student to die from Oxford High School shooting

Justin Shilling dies at McLaren Oakland Hospital

Justin Shilling (WDIV)

OXFORD, Mich. – A 17-year-old boy has become the fourth student to die from a shooting that happened Tuesday inside Oxford High School, officials said.

UPDATE: 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley charged as adult in Oxford High School shooting

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Justin Shilling, 17, died around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 1) at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Three other students -- Hana St. Juliana, 14, Tate Myre, 16, and Madisyn Baldwin, 17, were killed Tuesday.

From left to right: Hana St. Juliana, Tate Myre, Madisyn Baldwin and Justin Shilling. (WDIV)

Shilling was one of eight people taken to the hospital with gunshot injuries after the shooting. One of those victims was a 47-year-old teacher, and the others were all students. The teacher was treated and released from the hospital.

  • A 17-year-old girl remains in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her chest. She is at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac.
  • A 14-year-old girl has improved from critical condition to stable with a gunshot wound to the left chest and neck. She is at Hurley Medical Center in Flint.
  • A 17-year-old girl is stable with a gunshot wound to the neck at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac.
  • A 14-year-old boy was discharged Wednesday afternoon from McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac.
  • A 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his left leg was discharged Tuesday.
  • A 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to his hip was discharged Tuesday.
  • The 47-year-old teacher with a gunshot wound to her left shoulder was discharged Tuesday from McLaren Lapeer Hospital.

Ethan Crumbley, 15, a sophomore student, is in custody after deputies said they found him walking down the hallway with a loaded 9 mm Sig Sauer SP2022 pistol. That gun was purchased by the boy’s father on Nov. 26, according to authorities.

Crumbley’s parents have told him not to talk to police and have hired an attorney, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.

Authorities served a search warrant at the suspected shooter’s house and seized a phone.


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