A 16-year-old carried out the Bend school shooting. Could his parents face charges?
- Last week, a 16-year-old shooter killed four people at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz reported the shooter carried a pump-action shotgun with about 44 remaining rounds of ammunition.
- A senior law enforcement official confirmed the shooter's mother purchased the firearm. She spoke briefly with CNN on Friday, stating there were no warning signs and declining to comment on how her son obtained access to the gun.
- Search warrants were executed at the house on Thursday, where computers and electronics were seized. Legal experts note that simply buying a firearm is not illegal; prosecutors must prove parents knowingly gave access to a minor in a vulnerable state.
- Similar cases in Michigan and Georgia resulted in convictions of parents for manslaughter or murder. Prosecutors successfully argued the parents acted with 'criminal negligence' by providing unsecured firearms despite knowing their sons had mental health risks.
- CNN senior law enforcement analyst Andrew McCabe and CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem believe the Oregon investigation will follow a similar path. Prosecutors aim to ensure gun-owning parents secure their firearms to prevent future school shootings.
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Investigators probe Bend gunman’s connection to violent extremist groups
Federal and state law enforcement are investigating connections between violent online extremist groups and the 16-year-old gunman who killed three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend last week, multiple sources tell OPB.
Days after the tragic shooting in which three children and a teacher died, doubts about the attacker’s past increase. Meanwhile, the city of Bend continues to mourn and demands answers.
By Eric Levenson, CNN In Oregon, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to possess a firearm, with some exceptions. So how did the 16-year-old who perpetrated the shooting at a school in Bend, Oregon, last week get his? That question has not yet been answered and form
A 16-year-old carried out the Bend school shooting. Could his parents face charges?
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — It’s illegal in Oregon for anyone under 18 to possess a firearm, with a few exceptions. So how exactly did the 16-year-old who carried out a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, last week get access to a gun and ammunition?That question has yet to be answered and is part
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