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Shooter Dead After Colorado’s Evergreen High School Attack That Wounded Two Students

Investigators say the juvenile suspect fired a handgun on campus, then died of a self-inflicted wound.

Overview

  • The first 911 call came at 12:24 p.m. local time, prompting a room-by-room sweep by more than 100 officers with assistance from the FBI and ATF.
  • Two students were shot and hospitalized at St. Anthony Hospital; by evening, one was in serious condition and another had been upgraded to stable, according to hospital officials.
  • A fourth person was injured but was not shot, Jefferson County authorities said.
  • Deputies said they do not believe any responding officers fired their weapons, and the campus was declared secure with no ongoing threat.
  • Detectives are searching the suspect’s home, car and locker and interviewing witnesses as they work to determine motive and other details.