Two male students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area school and opened fire on Tuesday, killing one classmate and wounding eight before being taken into custody, law enforcement officials said.
Two surviving victims of the attack at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math School in Highlands Ranch, a Denver suburb, remained in serious condition, medical officials said. Others were stable or had been discharged from hospital.
He told Reuters in a brief interview that the suspects, each armed with a handgun, opened fire in two separate classrooms. Devon Erickson, 18, was named as one of the suspects, while the other was identified only as a juvenile.Television images showed police vehicles gathered outside a suburban house about 2 miles from the school, where Erickson was believed to live.'ENGAGED SUSPECTS'
Law enforcement officials declined to comment on a possible motive for the rampage, saying it was too early in the course of the investigation, which was being assisted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A man who identified himself as Fernando Montoya said his 17-year-old son, a junior at STEM, was shot three times and that one of his son's friends was also wounded."He said a guy pulled a pistol out of a guitar case and started to shoot,” Montoya told Denver 7.Medical helicopters landed and took off outside the school as the incident unfolded. Elementary school children left the building in single file with their hands on their heads.
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