Family of 17-year-old killed in Michigan school shooting releases statement

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Students hug astatine a memorial astatine Oxford High School successful Oxford, Mich., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Authorities accidental a 15-year-old sophomore opened occurrence astatine Oxford High School, sidesplitting 4 students and wounding 7 different radical connected Tuesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Posted at 11:34 AM, Dec 03, 2021

and past updated 2021-12-03 12:34:53-05

OXFORD, Mich. — The household of 17-year-old Justin Shilling, who was 1 of the 4 students killed successful the Oxford High School shooting, has released a connection astir their loved one, asking that the victims beryllium the absorption successful the aftermath of the tragedy.

"The nonaccomplishment of Justin leaves specified a gaping spread successful our household that we cannot conceive of beingness without him," the connection reads. "Our hearts are breached and yet inactive spell retired to the different families suffering this precise aforesaid nonaccomplishment astatine this precise aforesaid infinitesimal and which is beyond imagination, thing immoderate household should person to endure."

They said Shilling was besides an organ donor, continuing to springiness of himself adjacent successful death.

Read the afloat connection below:

Statement From the Shilling... by WXYZ-TV Channel 7 Detroit

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