"Tragedy Was Avoidable" Says Investigator For Oxford Michigan Shooting

Executive *******

***** *** ******** *** * "****** assessment ******" **** "********* ******** **** best *********,"********* *********, ** * ***-**** ******, **** *** ******** ****** ** implement *** ******* **, *** *** "tragedy *** *********." *** *** ******, the ****** ******** ****** **:

• *********** *** ****** ** *** ********-***** administrators
• ***** *** ********** *** ****** * clear ******** *** ********** *** **********
• ****** *** ************** ***** *** ********* of * "****** ********** ****"
• *** ***** ******* ********* ** ** such *********** ** *** ********'* *******

************, *** ****** ********* **** *** district ****** ** ****** *** ******* prevention ****** ********* ** *** **** practices ** *** ****. ****** ************** of **** ******** ***** **** ******** that *** ******* ******** ********* * gun, ****** ***** ** ** ****** media, *** *** ** ** *** possession ** *** *** ** *** shooting.

*** ****** ********* **** ***** "********** in ************** *** *********" ******* ** these ******** **** "** **** ***** of *** ********," *** ************** *** his ********** *** ******* ******** **** "the **** *********** **************."

Background: ****** ********

*********** **** ******** ** ****** **** School*** ******* *** ** * **-****-*** male ******* *** ****** **** ******** and ******* ***** ****. ***** ** the ********, ***** **** *** *** interactions ******* ******* ****** ********* *** the *******, ******* "******* ***** *** red *****," ***** *** ********* ** length ** ****************** *** *** *** ** ************* how *** ******** ********* *** ********* and **** ****** **** ******** ** all ****** ******** *** **** ********* implemented, **** **** **********:

*** ************* *** ******** **** *** proper ****** ********** ********** **** ** place *** ******** ****** ********** ****** followed, **** ******* *** *********.

*****, *** *** ***** ** *** shooting, *** ******* *** ******** ** one ** *** ******** ***** ** was ******* ** *** ******** ** ammo ****** *** ** *** *******. A ************ ******* *** *******, *** Dean ** ********, *** *** ****** counselor ******** ** ** *******, ** the ******* **** **** (*) ******** is * ****** *****, (*) ** and *** ****** ******** ******* * shooting *****, *** *** ******** *** "calm, *********, *** **********," ** *** noted ** *** ********* ******. *** shooter *** *****, *******, *** ** engage ** **** ******** ****** ****** hours.

****, ** *** *** ** *** shooting, *** ******* *** ***** **** watching * "******* ******** *****" ****** a ***** (****, ********* ****** ****** from *** *** *****) *** ***** drawing ********** ******** *** ********** ** a ****, ***** *****:

***** **** *********, *** **** ****** officials *** * ******* **** *** shooter, ****** ***** **** ****** *** parents *** ***** **** ** **** to *** ******. ****** ***** ******** that *** ******* ***** * ****** to ******* *** *********** ******* ** remove *** ******* **** *** ****** grounds ** *** ****** ****** *********. The *******'* ******* ******* **** **** of **** **** **** ** **** their *** ** *** ********* ** they ****** ** ****** ** ****, and *** ******** *** **** ** keep *** ******* ** *** ******, in "* **********, ********** *******" ** opposed ** ******* *** ** ** empty ****.

******* ***** *** *******, *** ******* committed *** ********.

***** *** ****** ****** **** *** incident *** *** ***** ****** *** have *** ** *** ******* **** the ******, *** ********* ** *** day ** *** ******** ****** ****, and *** ******* "*** *********."

Background: ********* *********

********* *********** ** *************, **********, *** ********** monitoring ************, ***** *** ***** ** the ******** **** ***** *** ********, as *** ********* ******-**************'* ****** ** *** ****** *********.

********* *** ******* ** **** ** ex-Chief ** *** ******** ******** ** the ** ********'* ****** ** *** Southern ******** ** **,**** *. ********, *** ***** *** ********, ** has ***** **** ** ******* ******* cases, ********* *** ** *** ***** in ****.

*** *******'********* ***** ***+ *********, **** **+ **-***, ***, ***, DEA, *** ****** ******* *****.

Threat ********** ****** *** ******* ********** **********

* ****** ********** ****** ** **** of * ************* ****** ***************** ** ****** *******, ******** ** assess *** ****** * ***** ******* poses ** ********** *** ******. *** policy ****** ******* *** ******** ** "minimize[ing] *** **** ** ******** ******** at ******," ** *** ******* ***** shows:

The ******* ******* ** * ****** ********** ** ** ******** *** **** ** ******** ******** ** ******. This policy is designed ** ** ********** **** *** ******* *** ***********, *********, *** ******** ******** *** *** **** * ****** ** *** ***** ** *** ***** *.*. ****** ******* *** ********** ** ******** ******** ***********, Enhancing School Safety Using a Threat Assessment Model: An Operational Guide for Preventing Targeted School Violence. The **** ** *** ****** ********** ******* ** ** **** *********** ********** ** ********** ******** ** ******** * **** ****** ***********, ******* *** ********* ********* *******, *** ******* **********, ** ***********, ** *** ******* ***** ********. [emphasis added]

***** **** ******, *** ********* *** conducting **** ********** ** "********** ***," as ********* ********* **. *** ********'* policy *****:

*** ********* ** **** ** * threat ********** ******* ** *******, **************, and ******** *************that ***** ******* **** ** ********** ******* ** ***** ******** **** *** ** ******* ** ******** ** ********* *** **** *****. [emphasis added]

***** *** ****** ********** ****** "********* compile[d] **** *** **** *********," *** the ******, *** ******* ************ ****** did ***, ** ** *** *** been ******* ***** ****, **** ** was ********* *******. ** * ******, Oxford's ********** **** ******* *** *** elements:

• ******** ** *** *** ******* ** the ******* *** ****** ** ********
• ******** ** **** ******* **** ** required ** **** ***** ******* **** school **** * ******* ******* ** be ************* *******.

********, ********* ****** **** ***** ********** were *** ******* ** *** ****** district ** ** *** ******** **** shooting, ******* ***** ** *** ***** and *** **************.

Threat ********** ******

*** ****** ****** **** *** ****** assessment ****** ***** **** **** ********* on *** *** ** *** ******** and ***** **** ****** **, *** the ** ****** ******* **********, **** assessment ******** *** *********** ** ***'* social ***** ********.

**** ****** ***** **** ******** **** a *** **** *****, *** ******* had ********* * *** *** ****** about ** ** *** ********* *******:

************, **** *** **** ********* *** search ** ***'* ****** *** **********, and "*** *** ****** ***** **** been *****," ********** *** ********.

Suicide ************ ******

**** *** ******* ******* ********** **********, such ** "*** ******** ***'* ****" and "**** **," * ******* ************ should **** ***** *****, **** *********, determining ******* *** ****** ** ******** has "*** ********* *************** – **** as * ****** – ** ** nearby *** ******."

****** *** ******* ******* ***/** *** parents ** *** ******* *** ****** to * *** (***** ** ***) might **** ******** ** ** ********** of *** ******** ** ******* *** shooter *** *** ******* ** *** mental ****** ********* ****** *** ******** had ***** *****.

Responsibility *** *******

***** ********* **** **** "********* ***** the *******," ********* ********** *** ********'* "senior **************," ****** ** "***** *** most *********** ************** *** *** ********’* failure ** ********* ** *********** ****** assessment *** ******* ************ *******," ************ naming "************** ****** *** *** ********* Superintendentsfor ******* ******** [****** ***** *** Jill ******] ******" ** **** ****.

***** *** *-**** **** *************, ********* concluded **** *** ******** ****** ** five **** ****, **** *** **** emphasis ***** ** *** ****** ********** policy:

1. "******** ***********[***] *** ********'* ****** ********** policy ** ********-***** **************, *** ***** ensure[ing] **** *** ****** *** ***** followed"
2. "*****[***] ****** ********** ************** **********" (******** training, *** ********** ** *** ********** threshold, *** ******** * ******* ******* for ********** *** *********** *** **********)
3. "*****[***] ********-***** ************** ** *** ********* of * ****** ********** ****" (*** available ** *** ********'* *******)
4. "*****[***] **** ***** **** ******* ****** assessment ***** ** ***** ** **** school"
5. "*****[***] **** *** ********’* ******* ************ guidelines **** *******"

********, ********* ***** ************** *** *** individual **** ****** ******:

** **** ******* **** *** ************** bear **************. ***** *** **************’* ****** failed ** *********** *********** *** ****** assessment ****** ** *** **************, *** policy *** ******** *********. ** ** incumbent ** ********-***** ************** ** ** proactive ** ******** **** ***** ********* comply **** *** ********’* ****** ********** policy. *** ************** **** ****** **** ensured **** ******* ******** ** ******** and *****. *** *** ************** **** a ******* ** ****** ********* ** a ****** ******** ** ****** ********** in ****. **** ** ************. *** while *** ************** ******* **** ********** teachers *** ***** ** ****** ***********, counselors *** ******** *** ***** **** us ********* **** **** ******* ** a ****** ********** *******.

******, *** ****** ***** **** *** school ********* *** ********** **** *** shooter **** **************:

*******, ** ******* **** ****** ********* Shawn ******* *** **** ** ******** Nick ****, *** ******** ********** **** the ******* *** *** ******* ** November **, **** **************. **** ****** it **** *** ****** **** ******* or **** ******** *********** ****** ********** training, ***** **** ********** ******* ***** and *** ***** ** ******** ** that ****** **** *** **** ** elevate *** *******’* ******* *** ************** to * ********* ** ********* *********. Hopkins **** ****** ** ****** *** District’s ******* ************ ********.