1 student dead, 8 injured in Highlands Ranch school shooting, officials say

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Isn't there a lock law in Colorado?

[Teh One Who Knocks]

None that I am aware of.

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by Chuck Hickey - FOX 31 Denver


HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- Students at STEM School Highlands Ranch walked out of a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of Tuesday's shooting after they said the event turned political.

A sea of students held up candles inside the gym at Highlands Ranch High School.

But after Sen. Michael Bennet and Congressman Jason Crow spoke, several students shouted "mental health" and stormed out of the event.

Students complained they wanted to talk about their classmates and not hear about gun control and politics.

On Tuesday, two students are alleged to have gone into the K-12 charter school and opened fire, killing 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo and wounding eight others.

STEM students said they didn't want to be used as a prop or a pawn after the situation turned political.

"It was really sad," parent Lisa Lopez said. "All those kids wanted was to be heard as part of the grieving process and I think they had that right. I don't think it should have been turned into something political about gun control.

"It should have been about something to remember their friend and classmate and schoolmate and let them get a chance to grieve.

"It just turned straight into gun control. We need to do this and we're not doing this and I'm in Washington fighting for this and like, that's not what this is about."

Dozens of students later returned to the gym to continue their vigil on a smaller scale.

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Politicians are opportunistic cocksuckers.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Good on the students for not letting the politicians use them as pawns in their game.

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But after Sen. Michael Bennet and Congressman Jason Crow spoke, several students shouted "mental health" and stormed out of the event.

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By David Begnaud | CBS News


Five months before the shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch that killed one student and injured eight others, CBS News learned school Executive Director Penelope Eucker was sent a letter warning about violence and bullying at the school. The letter was written by a school district official with information from an anonymous parent of a high school senior, who called the district with concerns about the school.

According to the letter, "there is an extremely high drug culture at STEM," and "many students are suicidal and violent." The anonymous parent called it the "the perfect storm" and "expressed concerns about a repeat of Columbine."

The Douglas County School District official said all of the concerns were reported to "the Department of Human Services and to the sheriff's department." STEM school officials disputed the claims and filed a lawsuit in January against the anonymous parent for what they called "defamatory statements."

CBS News could not reach top school officials or the district official who wrote the letter detailing the parent's concerns. However, CBS News confirmed the school district filed a police report based on the concerns and there is an active investigation.

Suspect Devon Erickson, 18, appeared in court Wednesday. The other suspect is listed in court records as 16-year-old Maya McKinney, The Associated Press reported. A public defender said McKinney goes by Alec and uses male pronouns. McKinney is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

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By Yaron Steinbuch - New York Post




The second suspect in the Colorado school shooting, Maya McKinney, was listed in court records as a 16-year-old female, but identifies as a male and prefers to be called Alec.

McKinney was shackled at the wrists and ankles Wednesday when he appeared in court and responded to the judge’s questions in a clear but quiet voice, saying, “Yes, your honor,” and, “No, your honor.” His mother sat at his side.

The teen’s lawyers asked that the pronoun “he” be used for their client.

District attorney George Brauchler said he hasn’t decided whether to file adult charges against McKinney, whose age is the youngest at which Colorado law allows prosecutors to file adult charges without a judge’s review.

McKinney is being held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and is due back in court Friday.

He and Devon Erickson, 18, are accused of fatally shooting one classmate and wounding eight others at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math School in Highlands Ranch outside Denver.

They were arrested after several students fought back under fire, including a young aspiring Marine, Brendan Bialy, who survived, and 18-year-old robotics enthusiast Kendrick Ray Castillo, who was killed.

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Charge them both as adults. And sue the shit out of the school administrators that sued the anonymous parent for defamation.

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Charge them both as adults. And sue the shit out of the school administrators that sued the anonymous parent for defamation.

I can't even begin to fathom their (school admins) thought process. With all the shit going on with school violence and shootings, to not even take a warning seriously and file a defamation lawsuit?

And they are going to announce today if the girl/boy will be charged as an adult.

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You don't get a preferred pronoun for a murder trial. Social Justice just took on a whole new meaning.

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Because she's transitioning, and the media doesn't want to paint that as a mental health issue. It doesn't fit the narrative the media wants to push.

Expect this story to go away. They only used handguns, not big scary "assault rifles", and that also doesn't fit the narrative that the media likes to push. However, somebody's going to get charged with providing these weapons to these kids. Where ever they got them from, expect those people to be charged with something or another.

Leftist non-binary SJW school shooters without an "AR-15" is definitely not in the media playbook.

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You don't get a preferred pronoun for a murder trial. Social Justice just took on a whole new meaning.

Her/his lawyer requested male pronouns, it will be interesting to see how shim is referred to going forward.

Leftist non-binary SJW school shooters without an "AR-15" is definitely not in the media playbook.

Yup, notice how even though it's a school shooting, it's already fading from the news cycle, unlike the Parkland shooting.

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Leftist non-binary SJW school shooters without an "AR-15" is definitely not in the media playbook.

His/her preferred pronouns are coward and adult.

Identify as a prisoner for life