EVERGREEN, Colo. (Scripps News Denver) — A male student died hours after he shot and wounded two of his peers at Evergreen High School in Colorado before turning the gun on himself on Wednesday.
All three juveniles were transported to CommonSpirit St. Anthony Health Center, where one victim remains in critical condition. The second victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was listed in stable condition, according to Dr. Brian Blackwood, head of the trauma unit at the Lakewood hospital.
Police respond to a Colorado school after students were injured in a shooting. (Scripps News Denver)
In an update Wednesday night, hospital officials said the second victim is now “fair” and had been transferred out of the hospital to a different facility.
Jacki Kelley, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, said a fourth person may have been transported to a hospital from the Evergreen area in connection with the shooting. She did not have additional details regarding their injury.
There is no longer an active threat, said Kelley. It is not clear what led to the shooting.
Kelley said the male suspect, who has yet to be identified, used a revolver during the shooting, which happened on school grounds both inside and outside the building.
“I can tell you that I don’t believe law enforcement fired any rounds today. So, we still need to learn exactly what happened to that suspect and why he was injured the way that he is,” Kelley said.
The sheriff’s spokeswoman stated that the first 911 call was received at 12:24 p.m. Law enforcement response was swift, she said.
“We’re law enforcement. Police and fire just show up. When you hear the words’ active shooter,’ and you know that there are kids involved, we’re coming,” she said.
The sheriff’s office initially issued an alert for an “active assailant” in the area of Evergreen High School at 12:40 p.m., describing it as an “active scene.” Authorities conducted a room-by-room search of the school to ensure no other suspects or devices were involved.
This story was originally published by Scripps News Denver, an E.W. Scripps Company.
