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14-Year-Old Wounded in Evergreen High Shooting Released From Hospital

The other injured student remains in fair condition at St. Anthony Hospital.

Overview

  • Children’s Hospital Colorado said the 14-year-old was discharged Tuesday in good condition to continue recovery at home.
  • His family says he was shot at close range after confronting the gunman with a friend and then reached a nearby recreation center for lifesaving first aid.
  • The teen underwent multiple surgeries, and his family describes a long recovery ahead.
  • Eighteen-year-old Matthew Silverstone continues to recover at St. Anthony Hospital, where he is listed in fair condition.
  • Investigators identified the shooter as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, who fired multiple rounds during a roughly nine-minute attack and died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.