Authorities say a 17-year-old student shot and wounded 2 school administrators at a Denver high school, after a handgun was found during a daily search of the boy that was being conducted because of behavioral issues.
DENVER — A 17-year-old student shot and wounded two school administrators at a Denver high school Wednesday morning, after a handgun was found during a daily search of the boy that was being conducted because of behavioral issues, authorities said.
One of the administrators was critically injured and was undergoing surgery Wednesday at an area hospital. The second victim was in stable condition, Thomas said. Both victims are male."He obviously is armed and dangerous and willing to use the weapon, as we've learned this morning," Denver Mayor Michael Hancock warned as law enforcement searched for the suspect.
In June 2020, amid a summer of protests over racial injustice following the murder of George Floyd, Denver Public Schools became one of the districts around the U.S. that decided to phase out its use of police officers in school buildings. That push was fueled by criticism that school resource officers disproportionately arrested Black students, sweeping them into the criminal justice system.
The suspect in Wednesday's shooting had transferred to East High School from another district, Marrero said. Officials did not reveal why the student was being searched daily.
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