Thousands of people attended a vigil Friday night in Oxford, Michigan, to honor the lives of the four Oxford High School students who were killed in a shooting Tuesday.

But what began as a peaceful ceremony soon devolved into chaos when someone in attendance fainted and some attendees yelled out for help. People in the crowd could be seen panicking as they fled the scene, according to a video posted on social media.

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The person fainted during a speech from Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, who could be heard telling the crowd to calm down as panic set in.

"Take a deep breath, everyone. Someone passed out. We are OK. There is no harm — there is no violence happening," Coulter said according to FOX 2.


Authorities on the scene responded to the individual who fainted, the Daily Beast reported, but it is unclear what caused them to collapse.

Some attendees reportedly left the scene before the situation stabilized, but the vigil continued once the crowd settled down.

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The four students who died in the shooting have been identified as Hanna St. Julian, 14, Tate Myre, 16, Madisyn Baldwin, 17, and Justin Shilling, 17. Seven people were also injured.

The alleged shooter, Ethan Crumbley, was detained by authorities following the shooting and is in custody. He was charged as an adult and has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder, one count of terrorism that resulted in death, seven counts of assault with the intent to kill, and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Prosecutors announced charges against Crumbley's parents Friday for involuntary manslaughter, but they missed arraignment and, as of Friday night, were missing and considered by law enforcement to be fugitives.