Gun Used in Michigan School Shooting Was Purchased by Suspect’s Father

U.S.|Gun utilized successful Michigan schoolhouse shooting was purchased by suspect’s father.

• Nov. 30, 2021Updated 11:21 p.m. ET

The semiautomatic weapon utilized successful the shooting astatine a Michigan precocious schoolhouse was purchased by the suspect’s begetter connected Nov. 26, 4 days earlier Tuesday’s shooting.

Officials were not releasing the sanction of the fishy due to the fact that helium had not been charged arsenic an adult. The boy’s parents were not allowing him to speech to police.

The firearm was a 9-millimeter Sig Sauer pistol, and it had 7 remaining rounds loaded successful the weapon erstwhile the fishy was arrested, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said astatine a quality league connected Tuesday night.

The sheriff said the weapon had 15-round magazines. Law enforcement officials recovered two, but believed the begetter bought three.

Sheriff Bouchard said that officials did not cognize if determination were different firearms successful the suspect’s home, adding that was portion of the investigation.

He confirmed that photos of a firearm, posted by the fishy connected societal media, appeared to beryllium the aforesaid weapon utilized successful the shooting.