one now from cnn's jeanne casarez. >> that was the hardest thing i had to stomach is that my child -- and other people. >> the mother of the oxford michigan shooter who killed for high school students in 2021, for the first time defending herself in court. >> i have asked myself if -- and i wouldn't have. if you could change or have, been would you? >> absolutely. i wish he would have killed us instead. >> jennifer charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, after she and her husband got a gun for their 15- year-old son days before the massacre. she has pleaded not guilty. she appears to be shifting blame to her husband in her testimony. >> who is responsible for storing the guns? >> my husband is. >> explain why you say he was responsible for that role. >> i just did not feel comfortable being in charge of that. it was more his thing. so i let him take care of that. >> she maintained she had no reason to believe her son was a danger to anyone else. >> as a parent is spend your whole life with the protection of your child from other dangers, you never would think you have to

let's check in with cnn's jeanne casarez who's been following all of the details in this case. , what did you make of the earlier testimony, deciding not to call additional witnesses to the defense? >> reporter: they just put on who they believe is their star witness and they deliberated. we heard yesterday at the end of court, shannon smith, the defense attorney, who really just sort of speaks. she said my client and i have a differing of opinion of who to call following jennifer crumbley. so my guess is that jennifer crumbley one, that she did not want those other witnesses. do we know who they are? we know her parents are on the witness list. we know that. we do not know anymore, but the cross today was short, very short. i think most bill believed it would be extensive. it was aggressive, but people thought it would go into nooks and crannies and just really focus on things. in their closing arguments that are beginning now, they will focus and tie it all together. they will take the cross- examination and make the most of it to this jury because they have the burden. one th

we have with us cnn correspondent jeanne casarez who's been tracking this case very closely. jeanne, what stands out to you about what the defense has shown so far? they've asked a lot about her personal life. >> front in center showing the other side of the story, showing that this was a normal family. you've got jurors who are watching this inches away, and many of them are parents. watching this about the holidays and what they do, and what their son did, and the disciplinary -- not disciplinary, but he wouldn't do his math work sheet, and things like that. it's relate-able. and as far as her demeanor, she's not emotional. we saw her very emotional this morning but she appeared to be very honest to talk about, she was petrified to talk in public that was her greatest fear. you saw the hives that just started going over her body, she still has them right now up there because of her nerves. at this point it seems very real but on the direct examination it is very easy, she's talking about her life. there is going to be cross- examination, and that will be very aggressive. >>

let's bring in jeanne casarez, he was outside of the court to talk about this. we've been wondering how long the jury would deliberate here, jeanne, and this appears to be at. >> reporter: we are just about to hear this verdict, i can tell you that it is a little more than ten hours of deliberation. jennifer crumbley, you may see, she's already in the courtroom. the attorneys have entered the court room. the alternates are in the courtroom, family members have entered the courtroom. we are waiting now for the judge and the jury to enter that courtroom, and the jury will then deliberate and deliver their verdict to the judge. of course, there's only one count here. it is involuntary manslaughter, it is all or nothing. it is a guilty of involuntary manslaughter for jennifer crumbley, the mother of ethan crumbley, who was the mass shooter of oxford high school in november 2021, or it will be not guilty, and she will be released. we understand very shortly, if this is a not guilty verdict. but this is the moment of truth that this jury has been deliberating on now fo