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President Trump issued a statement the day after the shooting, thanking first responders for "bravely intervening" and saying that he was in "close contact with law enforcement".<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1126180647956099073?s=21 |website=Twitter|publisher=Donald Trump |accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref>
President Trump issued a statement the day after the shooting, thanking first responders for "bravely intervening" and saying that he was in "close contact with law enforcement".<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1126180647956099073?s=21 |website=Twitter|publisher=Donald Trump |accessdate=May 8, 2019}}</ref>


Community gatherings were held after the shooting, which included an interfaith memorial vigil, a community service and dinner, and other memorials.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=CBS Local|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/05/08/stem-school-shooting-vigils/|title=STEM School Shooting: Community Dinner And Vigils Planned For Wednesday Night|date=2019-05-08|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>
Community gatherings were held after the shooting, which included an interfaith memorial vigil, a community service and dinner, and other memorials. During the vigil, a protest broke out and many students were heard saying “Mental Health.” <ref>{{cite web|publisher=CBS Local|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2019/05/08/stem-school-shooting-vigils/|title=STEM School Shooting: Community Dinner And Vigils Planned For Wednesday Night|date=2019-05-08|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 23:32, 9 May 2019

STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting
Part of gun violence in the United States
Highlands Ranch is located in Colorado
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch (Colorado)
Highlands Ranch is located in the United States
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch
Highlands Ranch (the United States)
LocationHighlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates39°33′22″N 104°59′52″W / 39.5560°N 104.9979°W / 39.5560; -104.9979
DateMay 7, 2019
1:53 pm (MDT (UTC−6))
Attack type
School shooting, mass shooting
Deaths1
Injured8

On May 7, 2019, a school shooting occurred at STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter school located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States, in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch. One student was killed and eight others were injured.[3]

Background

The K-12 charter school held approximately 1,850 students.[4] At the time of the shooting, it had no police officer assigned to it and used private security instead.[5] On April 16, 2019, four days before the 20th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, a woman had made threats and prompted the lockdown of schools including the STEM school across the Denver area.[6]

On April 29, 2019, the Wikipedia entry for the STEM School Highlands Ranch featured the sentence: "Anti suicide programs are implemented [in the school] to help lower chances of suicide and school shootings." The following comment was added by an anonymous editor that day: "Do they work? We shall see". KDVR described this as "a possible warning". All anonymous edits to Wikipedia leave an IP address of the editor's computer, and according to an IP address lookup website, the location of the edit appears to be Littleton, Colorado, which is near where the shooting occurred, and no other edits to Wikipedia were made by that IP address. The comment was eventually deleted from the page.[7][8][9]

Shooting

At 1:53 PM local time, two perpetrators went into the school carrying handguns and other weapons.[5] They opened fire in two separate locations, shooting several students.[10] The school proceeded to announce a lockdown,[5] and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office issued a warning via Twitter to avoid the area, describing it as an "unstable situation".[11] Police responded to the school two minutes after the first 911 call and a bomb disposal robot was brought to the school after tactical gear was found inside one of the suspects' vehicles.[12]

Before the police arrived, one of the shooters was subdued and disarmed by a group of students after another student lunged at the gunman and was shot dead while he was trying to protect his classmates. [13] Officers did not have to fire at the suspects prior to them being taken into custody, and confirmed that at least two handguns were used in the shooting, with three handguns and a rifle recovered. Officers also went to the suspect’s home and seized a car with hand-painted graffiti. [14]

Victims

One student was killed and eight others were injured in the shooting. Two are in serious condition.[3] Officials told reporters that the youngest victim is 15 years old.[15] There were no staff deaths or injuries; all victims were students.[16] The student who was killed, 18-year-old senior Kendrick Ray Castillo, lunged at the suspect before being shot.[17][18][19]

Suspects

Two suspects, who were students at the school,[20] were taken into custody in two separate locations following the shooting.[21][22] One suspect was later publicly identified as an 18-year-old male, Devon Erickson.[23] Erickson was booked on 30 criminal counts, which included one count of first-degree murder and 29 counts of attempted first-degree murder. He is being held without bond pending the next court appearance.[14]

The other suspect is a 16-year-old transgender boy listed on the court docket as Maya Elizabeth McKinney,[24] who uses the first name Alec[25][2][26]; McKinney is being held in juvenile custody.

Response

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President Donald Trump was briefed about the situation, and the White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere issued a statement: "Our prayers are with the victims, family members, and all those affected by today's shooting", as did Senator Cory Gardner: "The safety and comfort of our schools should never be taken away".[12] Representative Jason Crow said: "... we have a public health crisis on our hands ... It is not enough to send thoughts and prayers ... We must pass common-sense gun violence laws and ensure we are preparing our educators and law enforcement with the tools and resources necessary to create a safe and welcoming environment."[27][28]

President Trump issued a statement the day after the shooting, thanking first responders for "bravely intervening" and saying that he was in "close contact with law enforcement".[29]

Community gatherings were held after the shooting, which included an interfaith memorial vigil, a community service and dinner, and other memorials. During the vigil, a protest broke out and many students were heard saying “Mental Health.” [30]

See also

References

  1. ^ "18-year-old ID'd as one of the suspects in STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting". The Denver Post. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Turkewitz, Julie; Healy, Jack; Mazzei, Patricia (May 8, 2019). "Colorado School Shooting Victim Died Trying to Stop the Gunman". The New York Times. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "1 student dead, multiple injured in Highlands Ranch school shooting, multiple ranking sources say". The Denver Channel. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "About Us – About Us – STEM School Highlands Ranch". Stemk12.org. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Healy, Jack; Stack, Liam (May 7, 2019). "School Shooting in Colorado Leaves 1 Student Dead and 7 Injured". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Turkewitz, Julie (April 16, 2019). "Hundreds of Denver Schools Are Closed as F.B.I. Seeks Woman 'Infatuated' With Columbine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Halsne, Chris. "Ominous note on STEM Wikipedia page a possible warning of school shooting". KDVR. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "Gunmen open fire at school near Denver, killing 1". BNO News. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  9. ^ O'Sullivan, Eilish. "Threatening text added to Wikipedia 8 days before STEM school shooting". The Daily Dot. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "1 Student Killed, Several Injured After Shooting At STEM School Highlands Ranch". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Douglas County Sheriff's Office [@dcsheriff] (May 7, 2019). "Unstable situation, shots fired at STEM school at Ridgeline and Plaza. Avoid area. Media go to north side of AMC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b "1 student dead, multiple injured in Highlands Ranch school shooting, officials say". FOX2now.com. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  13. ^ Smith, Patrick; Walker, Hayley (May 8, 2019). "'Admirable and inspiring': Marine recruit among students who helped disarm gunman". NBC News. Retrieved May 8, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ a b Miller, Blair (May 8, 2019). "Suspect in STEM School shooting makes first court appearance". KMGH. Retrieved May 8, 2019. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ Sheena Jones; Steve Almasy; Darran Simon. "Eight student injured in school shooting in suburban Denver, 2 students are in custody". CNN. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  16. ^ "Sheriff gives update on STEM school shooting in Colorado". May 7, 2019 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ Romo, Vanessa; Gonzales, Richard. "1 Student Killed, 7 Injured In Colorado School Shooting". NPR. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  18. ^ Durkin, Erin (May 8, 2019). "'Best kid in the world': Denver school shooting victim died tackling suspect". The Guardian. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  19. ^ Khorri Atkinson; Rebecca Falconer (May 8, 2019). "Kendrick Ray Castillo identified as student killed in Colorado school shooting". Axios.
  20. ^ "1 dead and 8 injured, 2 suspects in custody after shooting at STEM School in Highlands Ranch". denverpost.com. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  21. ^ "Denver: two suspects in custody following shooting at school". The Guardian. Associated Press. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  22. ^ Kirk Mitchell; Kieran Nicholson; Elise Schmelzer; Saja Hindi (May 7, 2019). "1 dead and 7 injured, 2 suspects in custody after shooting at STEM School in Highlands Ranch". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  23. ^ "1 student dead, 8 injured in Highlands Ranch school shooting, officials say". The Denver Channel. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  24. ^ "Two students arrested in Colorado school shooting make first..." May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019 – via Reuters.
  25. ^ Keith Coffman (May 8, 2019). "Older of two students arrested in Colorado shooting appears in court". Reuters. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  26. ^ Torres, Andrea (May 8, 2019). "Accused Colorado school shooter identifies as 'devonkillz' on Snapchat". WPLG. Retrieved May 9, 2019. 17-year-old Alec McKinney, a transgender boy {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  27. ^ Foody, Kathleen. "1 dead, 8 hurt in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody". Associated Press. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  28. ^ Wingerter, Justin. "Trump briefed on "hateful and horrible acts of violence" at STEM School". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  29. ^ "Donald Trump Twitter". Twitter. Donald Trump. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  30. ^ "STEM School Shooting: Community Dinner And Vigils Planned For Wednesday Night". CBS Local. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
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