The Latest on a school shooting in suburban Denver (all times local):
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — The Latest on a school shooting in suburban Denver (all times local):
5 p.m.
Authorities say eight students were injured in a shooting a suburban Denver school, and several are in critical condition.
Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said at a news conference Tuesday that two shooters walked into the school and opened fire on students in two classrooms.
He said a number of students were shot and wounded. The victims are all 15 and older.
Spurlock says the gunmen were both students at STEM School Highlands Ranch and that he had no information about whether anyone was targeted.
The sheriff says the shooters are in custody, believed to be a man and a minor boy.
Spurlock says at least a handgun was recovered, but he didn’t release other information on weapons.
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4:10 p.m.
School buses are delivering young children to a recreation center to be reunited with their parents after a shooting at a suburban Denver middle school injured at least seven people.
Some children were crying and others held hands with schoolmates as police officers, sheriff’s deputies and school administrators helped them off the buses in a light rain Tuesday.
