East High School

DPS Superintendent Alex Marrero said Wednesday that classes at East will be canceled for the rest of the week.

Officials said they played a key role in quickly responding to the administrators' injuries and getting them help. Details: Denver police chief Ron Thomas said the male student was enlisted in a safety plan that required he be patted down daily before entering the school. Police say they know his identity and will conduct a search warrant at his residence.

East High School in lockdown third period after shooting sends two adults to hospital, Denver police say.

Another student was shot in the face near the school in September. School board President Xóchitl “Sochi” Gaytán said the board will cancel its previously scheduled meeting Thursday and hold a press conference instead. The Denver school board Students who would have been on the first floor went instead to the school library, they said, where they stayed about an hour and a half before being released. They texted their children and searched for their faces as students came out of the school in twos and threes. They talked in small groups about how done they were, how tired they were, of the threats and shootings and lockdowns. Previous searches of this student at the school did not turn up any weapons, Thomas said. A handgun was not recovered at the school, and police said they believe the suspect left the scene with the gun. The 16-year-old said it’s not just that her school feels unsafe, “it is unsafe. The school was put on lockdown during third period. Both men were transported to Denver Health after the shooting. This should never — as a parent, I can tell you — never be a concern of a parent of whether or not their kids are safe in their building.”

A male student shot two faculty members at a Denver high school early Wednesday morning and was at large, police and school officials said.

Last year saw the [most incidents of gunfire on school grounds](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/24/texas-school-shooting-gunfire-school-grounds-historic-highs/9915334002/) in the U.S. "This school has gone through a tremendous time over the last year or so," Thomas said. [K-12 School Shooting Database](https://k12ssdb.org/). "My prayers to the East community and of course our two staff members who are in the hospital." Garcia was in a car at the time when someone fired from another vehicle, police said at the time. Meanwhile, student activists with March for Our Lives planned to demonstrate in five U.S. "We are calling on lawmakers to meet this moment with the urgency it needs — we can’t sit around waiting for another tragedy to happen.” The two school administrators were taken to a hospital, Thomas said. That same week, hundreds of students marched to the Colorado state Capitol to demand state lawmakers take action to prevent more gun violence. That student was also taken to a hospital, he said. "Students who drove will be escorted to their cars & can leave. local time, he said.

The two victims were identified as Eric Sinclair and Jerald Mason. The alleged shooter is still at large.

“We will have two armed officers here at East until the end of the school year,” Marrero said. “Nothing trumps the safety of our young people in this building and the faculty and staff, and we feel for them right now,” said Hancock. The school is still in mourning over Garcia’s death. Whether they should be reintroduced is a hot topic in the 2023 municipal election. The two victims were identified as Eric Sinclair, a dean of culture, and Jerald Mason, coordinator in restorative practice, according to a Denver Health spokesperson. Denverite reporters Rebecca Tauber and Kevin J. No other related injuries were reported at the school, but one student was taken to the hospital for an unrelated allergic reaction. However, authorities removed the shelter-in-place order for the area at that time. Parents were told to pick up their children at 17th Avenue and Esplanade. “So Chief Thomas and Dr. As it was being confiscated, shots were fired. They found a handgun during the search.

The Denver Police Department said the administrators are deans and that both are men. One is in serious but stable condition. The other is in surgery in ...

“The fact that a shooting happened inside of our school today is so disheartening and so scary.” It’s getting in the way of people feeling safe at school so people don’t want to go to school.” But East is a wonderful, wonderful community, and the fact that this is happening at East is horrible. “The fact that East (High School) is in the news so much, I feel like we’re becoming known as the school where all these shootings happen. “We are all just confused and questioning how many times does it take for us to start moving forward and treat gun violence differently,” Wesley Krebs, a 17-year-old East student, said at the protest. East High School will be closed for the rest of the week. “Removing them was a mistake and we must move to swiftly correct it,” he said. TOP: A man holds hands with a student following their reunion after a school shooting at East High School Wednesday. Lyle had been in trouble before and was subject to a “safety plan” that required him to be searched each day before school, Denver police Chief Ron Thomas said. LEFT: A man holds hands with a student following their reunion after a school shooting at East High School Wednesday. The student grabbed the weapon and shot them, police said during a news conference. The Denver Police Department said the administrators are deans and that both are men.

After Wednesday's shooting at East High School, DPS Superintendent Alex Marerro is considering re-establishing some sort of police presence in schools after ...

"A police car was parked in front of the school every day and I think it just sent a message to kids, not a threat but just for safety. The Denver Board of Education has canceled its meeting scheduled for Thursday. The shooting at East High School in Denver on Wednesday morning left two deans who worked at the school injured. CBS News Colorado has obtained Denver Police data that shows firearms crimes in DPS high schools are up. We're looking forward to expanding that conversation to see how we can re-establish a relationship with a presence at our schools and particularly our high schools," Marerro said. Denver Public Schools confirmed that the two victims are Eric Sinclair and Jerald Mason, both adult males, described as deans at the school.

A male student shot two school administrators at a high school in Denver on Wednesday, and the victims were taken to area hospitals, officials said.

[reports](https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/east-high-school-shooting-lockdown-denver/) that the shooting happened just a little over a month after 16-year-old Luis Garcia was shot near East High School. A 17-year-old student shot and wounded two administrators at his high school in Denver on Wednesday, and the victims were taken to area hospitals, officials said. Officials didn't provide details about the circumstances that led to the daily searches. Mayor Michael Hancock had earlier said the sweatshirt had an astronaut on it. Police said Wednesday night they had found the suspect's vehicle in Park County, but they were still searching for him. He was believed to be associated with a 2005 red Volvo XC90 with Colorado license plate BSCW10.

Police found a body in Park County near the suspect's car. Police have not yet identified the body but a shelter-in-place for the area has been lifted.

We're ready to work with DPS, and we all have to step up as a community and be part of the solution." There will also be space for people to engage and process at Church in the City from 10 a.m. Our students should and must be able to attend school without fear for their safety, their parents deserve the peace of mind that their children are safe in classrooms, and teachers should be able to work safely and without harm. We appreciate the quick action taken by East High school faculty and staff to secure the school and make sure students were safe and this is an ongoing situation, and State Troopers and the Colorado Bureau of Investigations are supporting local law enforcement in responding to this tragedy." Parents are angry and frustrated, and they have a right to be. [letter to the Denver School Board](https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/dps-superintendent-marerro-commits-having-armed-officer-high-school-shooting-east-high/) informing them of his decision to place the armed officers in comprehensive high schools. That was apparently for a student who needed medical attention not related to the shooting. Students who drove to school were escorted to their car and free to go. There will be two armed officers posted at the school for the rest of the school year. There was a large police presence at the school, which is located at 1600 City Park Esplanade in downtown Denver near City Park. Removing them was a mistake and we must move swiftly to correct it. One was listed in serious condition, one was initially listed in critical and then upgraded to serious after surgery on Wednesday afternoon.

Earlier in the day, Denver police identified the suspect as Austin Lyle. The Park County coroner's office confirmed in a Facebook post that the body was that of ...

The school was also one of the schools targeted in the wave of [increasingly common](https://apnews.com/article/uvalde-school-shooting-health-texas-violence-928c177ee8e09b59507c88d9c5b6ce51) in the U.S. The shooting, which comes on the two-year anniversary of the mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers where 10 people were killed, is the second shooting at East High School in the span of weeks. A [slate of four bills](https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/colorado-lawmakers-take-aim-at-gun-violence-from-two-directions/) that would expand Colorado’s existing protections is currently making its way through the state legislature. “I am the leader of this district who is charged with keeping our scholars and staff safe every day,” he wrote. “Clearly they were concerned,” said Crepeau-Hobson. The town had been ordered to shelter in place while while officers from a number of agencies including the FBI combed the forest. “As we all process our emotions stemming from this event, please know that Aurora Public Schools is here to support our students, staff and families.” Parents who converged on the 2,500-student campus on Wednesday faulted officials for not doing enough to protect their children. Cause of death wasn’t released, pending the completion of an autopsy. Earlier in the day, Denver police identified the suspect as Austin Lyle. Lyle fled after the shooting.

The Park County, Colorado, coroner has confirmed that a body found in a wooded area Wednesday evening is 17-year-old Austin Lyle, who allegedly shot and ...

[staged a school walkout](https://studentsdemandaction.org/press/more-than-1000-students-and-educators-led-by-denver-east-high-school-students-demand-action-walkout-and-rally-alongside-moms-demand-action-volunteers-to-call-for-action-on-gun-safety/) and called for immediate action on gun safety earlier this month. And for students at the school, the chaos was all too familiar. “It is a sad and tragic day for East High School, Denver Public Schools, and our entire Denver community.” East High, located in the City Park neighborhood, serves about 2,500 students in 9th through 12th grades. Denver police officials previously identified the suspect in Wednesday morning’s shooting at East High School as Lyle, a student under a safety protocol that required him to undergo daily pat down searches upon entering the school. As of Wednesday, police did not say whether the gun used in the shooting had been recovered.

A 17-year-old student who shot two administrators at East High School on Wednesday has been found dead in a nearby county, local authorities said.

A week later, the [school went into lockdown](https://denverite.com/2023/03/22/east-high-school-shooting/) for reports of an active shooter that were ultimately proved unfounded, Denverite reports. They did confirm the school hadn't found a weapon on him before. "During that search, obviously, a weapon was retrieved," said Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas. Spring break begins the following Monday. [be one of the top schools in the city](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165449661/a-denver-high-school-student-shot-two-administrators-while-being-checked-for-wea), according to Colorado Public Radio's Ben Markus. [remove its armed school resource officers](https://denverite.com/2023/03/22/east-high-school-shooting/), which had monitored the school campuses, out of concerns for the treatment of young students of color, according to Denverite. [according to Colorado Public Radio/Denverite.](https://denverite.com/2023/03/22/east-high-school-shooting/) Mason was discharged in stable condition. [undergoing a routine morning search for weapons](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165449661/a-denver-high-school-student-shot-two-administrators-while-being-checked-for-wea). [Colorado Public Radio/Denverite.](https://denverite.com/2023/03/22/east-high-school-shooting/) Sinclair remains in serious condition after undergoing surgery. [identified as Austin Lyle](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165351426/denver-east-high-school-shooting), fled the scene, police said. [found a body near the vehicle ](https://www.npr.org/2023/03/22/1165351426/denver-east-high-school-shooting)and lifted the shelter-in-place order, but it wasn't until Thursday morning that [the county coroner's office confirmed the body](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069020565767) was Lyle's.

East High School has suffered greatly from gun violence and students are now taking action to demand those in positions of power prioritize their safety and ...

Our mission includes the prevention and deterrence of crimes, support of the well-being of victims, participation in the community, transparency, accountability, and improvement of the criminal justice system to provide fair alternatives to incarceration in appropriate cases. The glorification of guns in our culture is unacceptable. The easy accessibility of guns to our young people is terrifying.

The East High School shooting suspect was found dead in Park County, Wednesday night, Park County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Emmy Glancy ...

Police said the victims were two adults and they were rushed to the hospital for treatment. Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said one of the victims was rushed into surgery and was listed in critical condition. He was checked this morning, police said, but today he got a gun into the school and began firing. Our students should and must be able to attend school without fear for their safety, their parents deserve the peace of mind that their children are safe in classrooms, and teachers should be able to work safely and without harm," the governor said. We’re ready to work with DPS, and we all have to step up as a community and be part of the solution.” UPDATE: The East HS shooting suspect's vehicle has been located in Park County and efforts to locate the suspect are ongoing. "There are common sense proposals at the Legislature and in Congress right now – they must be passed." Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero said he will have an armed officer at each of the district’s comprehensive high schools — a step that he acknowledges likely violates school board policy, Chalkbeat Colorado reports. Sherry said an East High School parent sent her a photo of the two administrators who were shot this morning. A hunt for the alleged shooter is underway. from the hospital, according to Heather Burke, a Denver Health public information officer. One of the two faculty members shot at East High School is in a stable condition, according to Allison Sherry, a reporter for Colorado Public Radio.