Overview
- Authorities say a student shot two peers at Evergreen High School, then shot himself and later died.
- Shots were fired both inside and outside the building, and deputies located the shooter within five minutes without officers discharging their weapons.
- The two wounded students were taken to St. Anthony Hospital; both were initially listed in critical condition and by early evening one was stable with non-life-threatening injuries.
- Hundreds of students at multiple Jefferson County schools walked out to protest gun violence and to show solidarity with Evergreen classmates.
- Students interviewed called for more mental-health counselors in schools and for more rigorous background checks, including scrutiny of gun buyers’ online activity.