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Ethan Crumbley's Older Brother Shocked: Report

Eli Crumbley, 18, spoke with the Daily Mail in an interview on Wednesday.

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People attending a vigil embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing three students and wounding several others, including a teacher.
People attending a vigil embrace at LakePoint Community Church in Oxford, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Authorities say a 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at Oxford High School, killing three students and wounding several others, including a teacher. (Paul Sancya/AP)

OXFORD, MI — The older half-brother of accused Oxford High School gunman Ethan Crumbley was shocked his brother opened fire in the school on Tuesday, the Daily Mail reported.

Eli Crumbley, 18, told the Daily Mail in a Wednesday interview that "he can't understand how his own sibling could suddenly snap, open fire, and kill his classmates."

"The Ethan I knew was just a smart boy who just seemed like an average kid," he told the Daily Mail in an interview. "There was nothing that ever stood out to me. He'd never get suspended from school, or detention."

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