Suspected Colorado High School Shooter Dead Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot

A male student suspected of a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colo. died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

The shooting occurred at around 12:24 p.m. local time on Wednesday on school grounds, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and news coverage. The Sheriff’s office confirmed the death of the suspected shooter in an update posted to X on Wednesday night.

The suspected shooter’s name has not been released, as of this story’s publication. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office, Jacki Kelley, told reporters on Wednesday that two other students were critically injured in the shooting and taken to the hospital along with the suspected shooter.

A fourth child was also transported to the hospital, but it is currently unclear why, Kelley said on Wednesday, the Colorado Sun reported. One of the students injured in the school shooting was released from the hospital, but another remains in critical condition, 9News reported Thursday morning.

Classes at Evergreen High School were canceled for the rest of this week in the wake of the shooting, the Denver Post