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reporter: jennifer crumbley allegedly texting her son, lol, i'm not mad at you you have to learn not to get caught. then after the shooting texting him again saying don't do it >> and megan fitzgerald joins us live from in front of the jail megan, there's new information on the shooting itself. >> reporter: jose, we know it took place between classes. students and teachers scrambling to get in rooms and lock doors the school says the suspect was not able to access any classrooms an the sheriff saying at the time the suspect was apprehended, he had 18 more rounds jose >> megan fitzgerald, thank you. >>> this tragedy put a spotlight on who besides a child might share the blame for his alleged crimes the charges >> four counts of involuntary manslaughter. >> -- nearly unprecedented. how unusual is it for parents to be charged for their child's school shooting? >> jose, this is highly unusual i would basically say it does not happen. >> reporter: unusual because prosecutors have to prove gross negligence, that the parents knew something bad was going to occur. >> what the prosecutor is saying is given what you knew, it was so reckless, so grossly negligent to allow a child and particul

$500,000 cash bond for both of the parents, jennifer and james crumbley, and the judge agreed, making the case that they are a flight risk. lindsey? >> megan fitzgerald, thank you for starting us off. joining us, cynthia oxney, and laura altadef is too familiar with situations like this. her daughter was killed in a school shooting in 2016. laura, just one day after the michigan shooting, a 17-year-old at marjory stoneman douglas was arrested, accused of making a threat against the school. but back to the michigan case here, you have said that the school in michigan could and should have done more. what's your reaction to the announcement of this third party investigation? >> there absolutely needs to be an investigation. the school should have done an behavioral threat assessment and make sure this is not a threat and if it is, they need to be doing something. law enforcement should be involved, mental health counselors. they need to sit down and have gone through this threat to make sure that this student didn't have access to guns and wasn't going to have a threat and kill anybody that day. the school is at fault. they should have done a behaviora

evadin police for hours nbc's meg an fitzgerald is in michigan with the very latest on this developing story. a >> the couple was arrested this morning, james and jennifermmercial building after police received a tip. >> they apparently seemed to be dispretressed. up for their they're each charged with four counts of involunteary manslaughter in connection with tue tuesday's deadly attack, but attorneys said friday night the pair had always planned on turning themselves in, all this as prosecutors allege new details in the couple's actions in the lead up in tuesday's shooting >> the facts of of this case are so egregious >> reporter: the prosecutors saying he was with his father last week. his mother saying on social immemedia it was her son's quot christmas present. authorities say they re were warning signs when a taeacher caught the suspect searching for ammunition online. his parents allegedly ignoring calls from the school. his mother texting her son lo i'm not mad at you you have to learn not to get caught and a taeacher discovering disturbing drawings made by the suspect. >> a drawing of a sem yi automai handgun pointing at the word quote, the th

jennifer crumbley who were arrested overnight after an hours long manhunt. they're facing involuntary manslaughter charges in that school shooting allegedly carried out by their 15-year-old son ethan. meghan fitzgerald, michigan this morning for us. a busy night for law enforcement there. >> you've got that right, lindsey. the couple just being arrested hours ago after this massive manhunt with multiple law enforcement agencies, even a $10,000 reward. this morning james and jennifer crumbley are in custody after an hours long manhunt led to their arrest overnight. >> the vehicle is a black kia. it's the possible vehicle of the two parents of the oxford situation. >> reporter: the couple found hiding in a commercial building after police received a tip. >> they certainly appeared to be distressed. >> reporter: authorities say the parents of accused michigan school shooter ethan crumbley failed to show up for their arraignment friday before they were finally captured hours later. each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with tuesday's deadly attack at oxford high school. but attorneys for the couple said friday night the pair had always planned on turning themselves in,

fitzgerald. megan, what have we learned this morning? >> reporter: well, ali, we know that another person is under investigation. the sheriff's department saying they are looking into the person who allowed jenniferes crumbley into that warehouse, where they were discovered hiding according to police in detroit. the attorney for the couple saying that they weren't hiding, they were going to turn themselves in, but the sheriff saying otherwise. take a listen to what he had to say. >> the couple was not responding to texts or phone calls of their attorney. so, again, to us, that's irrelevant. we're looking for them. if they show up, fine. but we're not going to sit at the front desk and tap our fingers until they come in. we were out actively looking for them. working with our partners. and they were taken into custody before that question was asked or answered. were they actually doing to do it? i don't know. but given that they were hiding in a warehouse in detroit, it certainly raises my eyebrows. >> reporter: also, we know the school superintendent for oxford schools saying that he is getting a third party investigator take a look at the actions leading up to this attack. because the big questi

fitzgerald has the latest. >> reporter: the suspected high school shooter and his parents are under close surveillance. >> all three of them are in isolation and segregated. we have advance watch on them. >> james and jenniferoining their son in jail. >> not guilty. >> the couple was arrested inside the arts studio early saturday morning where police say they were hiding out. a person of interest speaking to nbc news. >> he didn't know they were fugitives. the minute he found out, he went to the police department wanted to give them information. >> the school releasing details what happens in the hours leading up to the t shooing. the teacher discovered the suspect's disturbing drawing. >> reporter: the incident was reported to the school's counselor but the suspect told them the drawing was part of a video game he was drawing. his parents arrived, the parents refused to take their son home. after counselor determined the 15-year-old was not a threat, they sent him back to class. hours later, the suspect opened fire in a packed hallway killing four students. >> is it possible that school officials can face charges? >> reporter: the impact of the latest tragedy on full display on saturday night. >> please ri