Michigan school shooter identified

Ethan Crumbley and his father’s gun

Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley and his father's gun

The 15 year-old schoolboy who pulled the trigger against fellow students at Oxford High School in Michigan, has been identified as Ethan Crumbley.

Crumbley was said to have been a target of bullies in the school.

He shot three students dead instantly on Tuesday and wounded seven others, before he was arrested by the police.

His motive was unclear.

A fourth student Justin Shilling was pronounced dead today, while one of the injured is hooked on a ventilator.

Justin died at 10a.m. at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac.

Crumbley’s other dead victims have also been identified. They were Tate Myre, 16, Hana St Juliana, 14, and 17-year-old Madisyn Baldwin.

Crumbley lives with his parents James and Jennifer in a small home in Oxford, less than two miles from where he opened fire on Tuesday.

Alarm bells ought to have sounded after he boasted in an Instagram post about about his father’s new Sig Sauer 9mm handgun, pretending it was his.

‘Just got my new beauty today. SIG Sauer 9MM. Ask any questions I will answer,’ he wrote in a post last week, according to Mail Online.

Instagram has deleted Crumbley’s account and the post is no longer available.

The 15 year-old shooter has also been yanked off Facebook.

According to Mail Online, Crumbley has refused to cooperate with investigators, though he remains in. custody.

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