Multiple students were injured, including three in critical condition, after a shooting at a secondary school in Evergreen, Colorado, Wednesday afternoon, according to the authorities.
The shooter, who was injured by a self -inflicted gunshot wound, is a student at school, said the Sheriff’s office of Jefferson County in an update on Wednesday. The student was armed with a revolver gun, said the Sheriff’s office.
Police officers are on the scene at Evergreen High School, where an earlier shooting occurred in the day, in Evergreen, Colorado, on September 10, 2025.
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Three students were critical after being taken to the St. Anthony hospital, confirmed a hospital spokesman for ABC News. A fourth student was also transported to the hospital, but with an unknown injury, authorities said.
The authorities said they received the first report of a shooting at school at approximately 12:24 pm local time.
“This is the most frightening to think it could happen,” said Sheriff’s office spokesman Jacki Kelley said at a previous press conference.
After the shooting, the school was placed in a closure and the officials swept the campus.
Students walk to board a bus in the middle of a strong police presence in the Evergreen library after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, September 10, 2025.
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Kelley said he could not provide any other detail about the alleged shooter, including the age or genre of the suspect.
“I don’t know if our suspect is greater enough to drive,” Kelley said.
She said the authorities were looking for an order for the student’s house and locker.
Application of the law at the scene of a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, on September 10, 2025.
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Application of the law at the scene of a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, on September 10, 2025.
Jefferson County Sheriff Office
The alcohol, tobacco office, firearms and explosives also responded to the scene.
The director of the FBI, Kash Patel, said that the FBI was “aware of the tragic situation that develops near Denver”, with officials who provide “total support of local authorities to guarantee everyone’s safety.”
Application of the law at the scene of a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, on September 10, 2025.
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After the shooting, hundreds of police were on the scene looking in each room on the campus, according to the police.
Parents were asked to meet the students in Bergen Meadow Elementary.
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