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Evergreen High School Shooting Victim Matthew Silverstone Leaves Hospital Five Weeks After Attack

He leaves intensive care to start rehabilitation following life-threatening wounds.

Overview

  • The 18-year-old was discharged on Oct. 14 from CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
  • Roughly 140 first responders and hospital staff marked his release with blue balloons at the hospital's emergency entrance.
  • His family says he was shot in the head and chest, his heart stopped at the scene and again in the ambulance, and he underwent emergency surgeries.
  • He can now speak, he is walking with assistance, and his family is keeping his current location confidential.
  • The other wounded student was discharged late last month as authorities continue reviewing the 16-year-old shooter's self-inflicted death and reported online radicalization.