In wake of Evergreen High School shooting, 1 teen remains in critical condition

One of the students shot at Evergreen High School remained in critical condition Thursday morning hospital personnel explained An unidentified teenager shot two of his classmates at the Jefferson County high school on Wednesday before shooting himself according to the sheriff s office He later died from his injuries at the CommonSpirit St Anthony Hospital in Lakewood One victim remains in critical condition at St Anthony Hospital Dr Brian Blackwood commented in a Thursday morning news briefing The second was stable and transferred to a different facility Wednesday night announced Blackwood the hospital s trauma campaign anatomical director Blackwood revealed the Lakewood hospital which is the closest Level trauma center to the school only had five to minutes to prepare to receive a then-unknown number of casualties from Evergreen Hundreds of law enforcement officers responded Wednesday to Evergreen High School at Buffalo Park Road after a caller stated an proceeding school shooting at p m Jefferson County Sheriff s Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley mentioned The first sheriff s deputies were on the scene in minutes Jefferson County Sheriff Reggie Marinelli disclosed Sheriff s executives are still studying the events leading up to the shooting and where in the school the shooting took place The suspected shooter has not been publicly identified but investigators were spotted searching the teenager s home near Corwina Park just outside Kittredge roughly miles from the high school according to reporting by Denver That search started at about p m Wednesday according to Denver Lights flashed inside the home as investigators took photos and appeared to collect evidence It s unknown what law enforcement located inside the home Kelley stated Wednesday that investigators would also examine the suspect s locker car and social media Evergreen High School will be closed the rest of the week Jefferson County Constituents Schools broadcasted Another eight schools in the Conifer and Evergreen areas were also closed Thursday A reserve and information center will operate for two days out of Bergen Meadow Elementary s old building at S Hiwan Drive according to the Jefferson County Sheriff s Office That building was the reunification point for families and Evergreen students on Wednesday Related Articles Classes canceled at Jefferson County schools after Evergreen High School shooting What we know so far about the Evergreen High School shooting Suspect dead students injured in shooting at Evergreen High School The center will host victim advocates mental medical professionals victim compensation representatives and school personnel from a m to p m Thursday and from a m to p m Friday sheriff s bureaucrats reported It s open to all students faculty families and neighborhood members It s unclear when students will be able to re-enter the high school to retrieve their personal belongings but that information will be available at the elementary school sheriff s agents noted Anyone who witnessed the shooting and hasn t yet spoken with investigators is questioned to come to the stock center to do so according to the sheriff s office This is a advancing story and will be updated Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day