In the ongoing struggle for accountability in the aftermath of the Oxford High School shooting, frustrated parents continue to echo the need for a comprehensive state investigation, as echoed by Rick Convertino, a former federal prosecutor, and Steve St. Juliana, father of one of the victims. Convertino stated that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel “unequivocally has the authority to conduct an independent investigation into the Crumbley shooting at Oxford High School,” information he shared as perCBS News Detroit.
Despite the attorney general s stance that her office has always respected local authority, parents decry the lack of action, as Nessel herself said, “My office has always respected local authority, and we never use our jurisdiction to supersede local or county-level criminal investigations,” as reported byCBS News Detroit, calling for a state probe that delves into the events preceding and following the tragic event that took the lives of four students. Attorney General Nessel reportedly said her office has “never withdrawn” an offer for “an investigation into the procedures, policies and response leading to that fatal day,” however, she detailed a set of preconditions necessary to initiate such an oversight, including official invitations from local entities terms that share mirroring in the conditions outlined byBridge Michiganwhich reports local officials to need to invite state intervention.
Moreover, amid these pleas for intervention, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has been confronted with questions over her decisions and actions surrounding the case, notably for brokering immunity agreements with school officials. Detroit Free Press reported McDonald’s past resistance to charging school officials despite having offered immunity to two of them for their testimony against the shooter’s parents.
The complex web of legal jurisdiction and the interplay of local and state-level authorities has consequently left parents seeking justice ensnared within a procedural tug-of-war, frustrations are mounting as the attorney general consistently points to a need for an official request from local authorities to step in, something she claims has yet to occur. “To this day let me make it clear neither the Oakland County sheriff nor the prosecutor’s office has ever asked us to take part in a criminal investigation into what took place in Oxford,” Nessel stated, astheDetroit Free Pressdetailed.
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