Boy, 17, becomes fourth victim in Michigan high school shooting

A 17-year-old boy died from injuries sustained during Tuesday’s shooting at Oxford High School, officials in Michigan said.

The boy, Justin Shilling, died around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

He is the fourth person killed. Authorities previously identified the three other victims as students Hana St. Juliana, 14; Madisyn Baldwin, 17; and Tate Myre, 16.

Seven others were seriously wounded, including a teacher, and taken to hospitals with various injuries, Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.

The shooting happened just before 1 p.m. Authorities said more than a hundred 911 calls came in to dispatch.

The suspected shooter, a 15-year-old student, fired at least a dozen shots before he was taken into custody.

“Deputies responded and within five minutes had the suspect in custody,” Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe said.

The handgun believed to have been used by the shooter was also located.

Authorities have not said what led up to the shooting, and McCabe said the suspect “invoked his right to not speak.”

Sheriff Michael Bouchard said on CNN Wednesday morning that it’s clear the suspect “came out with the intent to kill people.”

“He was shooting people at close range, oftentimes towards the head or chest,” he said. “It’s just absolutely cold-hearted murderous. And our forensic team was working all night and so far I believe they recovered over 30 shell casings. So, we believe he fired at least 30 shots.”

Bouchard said the suspect’s parents have asked for a lawyer, and under Michigan law authorities cannot speak with a juvenile without parental permission.

“They have refused that permission,” the sheriff said. “So, we can’t get the motive from the suspect that we have in custody, but we think we’ve got a path to get a lot of supportive information as to how and why this occurred.”

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