It happened a short distance from Columbine High School where 12 students and one teacher were killed in 1999.
Image: David Zalubowski Image: David Zalubowski A TEENAGER WAS killed and eight others were injured in a high school shooting in the United States.
“It is with extreme sadness that we can confirm that one student at the STEM School was killed,” the Douglas County sheriff’s office said on Twitter, putting the deceased victim’s age at 18. No staff or teachers were injured during the STEM shooting but sheriff Tony Spurlock said several students had been wounded, and were in critical condition.A handgun was recovered at the scene.
“I have to believe that the quick response of the officers that got inside that school helped save lives,” the sheriff said.
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