Overview
- Matthew Silverstone, 18, was discharged Oct. 14 from CommonSpirit St. Anthony Hospital to cheers from about 140 first responders and hospital staff holding blue balloons.
- A family statement says he was shot in the head and chest, his heart stopped twice, and he can now speak and walk with assistance.
- His current location remains confidential as his family thanks first responders, medical teams, students, and the other victim’s family and asks for privacy.
- Witness accounts and relatives say he warned classmates to flee and fought the gunman during the nine-minute attack.
- Authorities identified the shooter as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot, and have said he was radicalized online; the other injured student, 14, was discharged by early October.