Denver-area high school shooting suspect was ‘radicalized,’ officials say
Desmond Holly, radicalized by an extremist network, fired multiple rounds at Evergreen High School, injuring two students who remain hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
- A 16-year-old student, Desmond Holly, opened fire at Evergreen High School, wounding two classmates before killing himself, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
- The sheriff's office stated that Holly was believed to be 'radicalized by some extremist network' and had a 'mission' during the shooting.
- Three students were hospitalized, including Holly, who suffered a self-inflicted wound, reported the sheriff's office.
- Jefferson County Sheriff spokesperson Jacki Kelley noted that lockdown drills helped save lives during the incident.
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Authorities say student shooter was radicalized
DENVER — A 16-year-old boy who had been radicalized by an unspecified "extremist network" fired a revolver multiple times during an attack at a suburban Denver high school that wounded two students, authorities said Thursday.
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