Tag: Evergreen High School
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Bill to accelerate police access to online data clears Colorado committee
A proposal to speed up law enforcement’s access to social media data is advancing in the Colorado Legislature, drawing testimony from the residents of Evergreen, where a school shooting took place, and questions from opponents worried about privacy and constitutional limits. On Sept. 10, Desmond Holly, 16, entered Evergreen High School with a loaded revolver,…
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Evergreen High School shooting motive still unknown; parents won’t be charged
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office completed the investigation into the Evergreen High School shooting that shocked the county — and country — five months ago. Following the investigation, the parents of the shooter, 16-year-old Desmond Holly, won’t face charges regarding the gun Holly used, according to a Wednesday news release. The sheriff’s office is still…
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Jeffco Public Schools parents thank school resource officers with gifts
Those working to keep Jeffco Public Schools safe received a thank you gift Tuesday — a YETI mug with “Jeffco Hero” inscribed on it. Local organization Jeffco Kids First collected over $8,000 in two weeks to create around 200 mugs for the district’s security-based employees. Then 60 volunteers, mostly parents in the district, handed the…
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JeffCo SWAT member resigns after drinking before Evergreen High School shooting response
A Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team leader resigned after admitting to being intoxicated during the Evergreen High School shooting in September. Sgt. Anthony Hamilton resigned from the department on Thursday after he admitted that he drank “the better part of a 12 pack” of beer starting around 6:30 a.m. Sept. 10, the day a…
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Second Evergreen High School shooting victim released from hospital
Both of the victims of the Sept. 10 shooting at Evergreen High School have been released from the hospital — a little over five weeks since the tragedy struck the community. Matthew Silverstone, 18, was released from St. Anthony Hospital Monday. Around 140 first responders and hospital staff gathered outside the hospital’s emergency entrance, holding…
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Jeffco sheriff asks for quicker social media warrant response in wake of Evergreen High School shooting
Jefferson County Sheriff Reggie Marinelli wants to shorten the amount of time social media companies are given to release information to law enforcement. A group that monitors hate speech and extremism alerted the FBI in July to disturbing internet posts tied to the Evergreen High School shooting suspect — 16-year-old Desmond Holly. Due to laws…
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Evergreen High School victim confronted shooter, then warned others, family says
When the Evergreen High School shooter began firing and reloading a revolver, one of the two victims he critically wounded confronted the suspect, according to the victim’s family. That bought time for others to escape, the family said, adding even after he was critically wounded, he ran to warn others. “On Sept. 10, inside Evergreen…
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Evergreen High School students return to school uplifted by community
Evergreen High School students returned to campus on Thursday morning, two weeks after a shooting shocked the small town. Parents stood on the sideline, holding signs of support. More than 100 posters from Colorado cities, spanning from Telluride to Steamboat Springs, lined the school’s halls, sharing condolences and words of encouragement. “It was difficult, for…
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Evergreen High School students will return to gradual classes Thursday
Students at Evergreen High School will return to gradual classes Thursday morning, more than two weeks after a shooter injured two students and took his own life. Staff members returned to the school Monday to begin preparation for the school week. It will be open to parents and students for an open house on Wednesday…
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Jeffco Public Schools announces new SRO assignments in wake of shooting
Jeffco Public Schools announced changes to its school resource officers (SRO) following the Evergreen High School shooting and scrutiny from the community. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the school district formalized their partnership through an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) announced in a news release Wednesday. The sheriff’s office will assign 14 full-time SROs to 12…