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Evergreen High School Shooting Wounds Students, Hospital Reports Three in Critical Condition

Authorities directed families to a reunification site, urging them to avoid the campus.

Overview

  • The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the shooting occurred just after noon at Evergreen High School, about 28 miles southwest of Denver.
  • At least two students were shot and transported to hospitals, and St. Anthony Hospital reported treating three patients in critical condition.
  • Jefferson County emergency communications cited reports of an active assailant, and the campus remained on lockdown with teachers sheltering students.
  • The school district directed families to reunify at Bergen Meadow Elementary and asked them not to go to the high school.
  • Gov. Jared Polis said state troopers are assisting local law enforcement, and the ATF has sent agents to support the response.