"DENVER (AP) - A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said. The handgun shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, about 30 miles west of Denver in the Rocky Mountain foothills. Shots were fired both inside and outside the school building, and law enforcement officers who responded found the shooter within five minutes of arriving, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley said."
"None of the law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting fired any shots, Kelley said. More than 100 police officers from the surrounding area rushed to the school to try to help, Kelley said. A 1999 school shooting at Jefferson County's Columbine High killed 14 people, including a woman who died earlier this year of complications from her injuries in the shooting."
A student opened fire at Evergreen High School near Denver around 12:30 p.m., shooting two peers and later shooting himself; the shooter later died. Shots were fired both inside and outside the school building. Responding law enforcement officers located the shooter within five minutes and did not fire their weapons. More than 100 officers from surrounding areas rushed to the scene. Two teens were initially listed in critical condition; one was later described as stable with non-life-threatening injuries. The high school serves more than 900 students and sits about a mile from the center of Evergreen. Parents gathered to reunite with children outside a nearby elementary school.
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