Tag: Desmond Holly
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Evergreen High School shooting victim’s family speaks for first time
Matthew Silverstone turned 18 on Sept. 9. A day later, he was critically injured in an Evergreen High School shooting that shocked the region. Media coverage has focused on the suspect — 16-year-old Desmond Holly. So, the victim’s family decided to let the public know how kind, courageous and supportive Silverstone was. “He’s not just…
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Group warned FBI in July about posts linked to Evergreen school shooter
A group that monitors hate speech and extremism alerted the FBI in July to disturbing internet posts and activity that have now been tied to the 16-year-old Evergreen High student who shot two classmates last week before taking his own life, 9NEWS Investigates has learned. The tip from the Anti-Defamation League did not include Desmond Holly’s identity or location…
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Evergreen High School had a police officer — she was on medical leave during Wednesday’s shooting
When a 16-year-old student began shooting and kept reloading his gun at Evergreen High School around noon on Wednesday, the police officer assigned to the campus was not on duty. That full-time school resource officer (SRO) was on medical leave. Meanwhile, a deputy who assumed those policing duties on a part-time basis was working on…