Teen shooter at Evergreen High dies by self-inflicted wound; two wounded

A 16-year-old student opened fire Wednesday at Evergreen High School in suburban Denver, wounding two classmates before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. The shooting, which occurred just before 12:30 p.m. at the school in Jefferson County, sent students and staff into lockdown and prompted a rapid law enforcement response to the foothills campus.

Jefferson County sheriff’s officials identified the shooter as Desmond Holly and said he fired a revolver multiple times both inside and outside the roughly 900-student school. Deputies who arrived at the scene found the shooter within five minutes, sheriff’s office spokesperson Jacki Kelley said. No responding officers fired their weapons, Kelley added.

Both victims were transported to area hospitals. Hospital and local reports differed on their conditions: some outlets initially described both students as critically injured, while hospital officials and later statements indicated one remained in critical condition and the other received treatment for non-life-threatening wounds and was released. Authorities have not disclosed further details about where on campus the shootings occurred or whether the victims...