At least one person was killed and seven injured in a shooting at a charter school in Highland Ranch, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. Two suspects have been arrested, both students at the school.
Multiple people were shot at STEM School Highlands Ranch on Tuesday afternoon just before 2pm local time.
The sheriff’s office has confirmed on Twitter that an 18-year-old male injured in the shooting has died.
The suspects are in custody.One of them is a juvenile; both are students. There is no longer believed to be a third suspect, according to Douglas County Undersherriff Holly Nicholson-Kluth. A lockout of all Douglas County schools has been lifted, but after-school activities have been canceled for the entire district.
Whole group of swat officers heading up the hill. I’m at 630 Plaza down the hill from the school @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/tIJL3Bt44X
— Josh Whitston (@JoshWhitston) May 7, 2019
Administrators called police after shots were fired in the middle school, and first responders were reportedly able to apprehend the suspects within minutes.
The suspects were not injured in the altercation.