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Evergreen High Shooting: Both Victims Improving as Sheriff Confirms Lone Shooter

Investigators report the teen acted alone with no hit list found or prior contacts on record.

Overview

  • Treating hospitals reported Thursday that both students injured on Sept. 10 are in fair condition.
  • The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said it can confirm with absolute certainty that the previously identified suspect was the only shooter.
  • Deputies reported no record of prior contacts with the suspect and said investigators have found no evidence of a hit list or an ongoing threat, with the probe continuing alongside the FBI.
  • Students returned to campus for a half day under a gradual, trauma‑informed reopening plan with expanded supports.
  • The family of the unnamed 14-year-old said he confronted the shooter and was gravely wounded, while 18-year-old Matthew Silverstone's relatives shared hopeful updates and launched a medical-expense fundraiser.