What we know about the Highlands Ranch STEM school shooting in Colorado
Two suspects are in custody after one student was killed and eight others were injured in a shooting Tuesday at a STEM school in suburban Denver, the Douglas County Sheriff's Department said.
Here's what we know about the shooting:
What happened?
Two individuals walked inside STEM School Highlands Ranch and engaged with students in two separate locations, Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said.
The Highlands Ranch school has more than 1,850 students ranging from kindergarten through 12th grades.
School officials immediately contacted authorities once they were aware of the shooting. The school does not have a school resource officer, but there is a private security presence on campus.
Spurlock said deputies arrived two minutes after they were notified and engaged with the suspects, who were taken into custody.
More: 1 dead, 8 injured in shooting at Denver STEM school; 2 students in custody
#stemshooting Sheriff says suspects 1 adult male, 1 juv male in custody. No other suspects. 8 students injured, several critical, area hospitals. No staff or officers injured. Working with DA to get search warrants for suspect car at school and suspects' homes.
— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) May 7, 2019
How many victims?
One student, an 18-year-old male, was killed in the shooting incident, the Douglas County Sheriff's Department confirmed on Twitter.
The sheriff's department confirmed that eight other people were injured, all students ages 15 and up.
Two of the injured are in serious condition, two are in stable condition and one is in good condition, area hospitals said. Three of the injured have been discharged, Littleton Adventist Hospital spokeswoman Wendy Forbes told USA TODAY.
It is with extreme sadness that we can confirm that 1 student at the STEM School was killed in today’s #stemshooting incident. The immediate family has been notified. Douglas County Coroner Jill Romann has not officially identified the student is stating it’s an 18 year old male.
— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) May 8, 2019
How many arrested?
Two suspects are in custody, Spurlock said. One is an male juvenile and the other was identified by police as Devon Erickson, 18.
The sheriff said both are students, and neither was injured.
The investigation
The crime scene will be managed by the FBI, ATF and Homeland Security.
One handgun has been retrieved by the sheriff's department.
There is a suspect vehicle in the school parking lot and the sheriff's department is working to obtain a search warrant for the suspect vehicles and home.
#stemshooting Sheriff says suspects 1 adult male, 1 juv male in custody. No other suspects. 8 students injured, several critical, area hospitals. No staff or officers injured. Working with DA to get search warrants for suspect car at school and suspects' homes.
— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) May 7, 2019
Contributing: Trevor Hughes, Kristin Lam and Mike James of USA TODAY
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