The counselor sat down with the shooter and asked him about the assignment. The shooter initially said the drawings were related to a video game, and that he liked drawing for video games.

Hopkins testified that he told the parents that he “wanted movement within 48 hours,” and thought to himself that he would call Michigan’s child welfare agency if they didn’t take action.

Shawn Hopkins, the Oxford High School counselor who met with the Crumbley parents on the day of the shooting, was the first person called to testify in James Crumbley's trial on Monday.

Counselor Shawn Hopkins testified that he planned to call child welfare if the parents didn’t take action. Hopkins says they didn’t tell him about the gun James just bought with his son.

Oxford High School counselor Shawn Hopkins on the stand during the James Crumbley trial in the Oakland County Courtroom on Monday, March 11, 2024, in Pontiac, Mich. Crumbley is on trial for ...

Hopkins testified that he told the parents that he “wanted movement within 48 hours,” and thought to himself that he would call Michigan’s child welfare agency if they didn’t take action.