One America News Network OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
Authorities say that the 16-year-old male student who opened fire at his Colorado high school this week, injuring two classmates before taking his own life, may have been radicalized by an “extremist network.”
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office identified the shooter as Desmond Holly, 16, a student at Evergreen High School, west of Denver.
Holly carried out the attack on Wednesday morning with a revolver, opening fire both inside and outside the school. Two students were badly wounded and remain in critical condition at local hospitals, according to the police.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has not released both victims’ identities, but one has been confirmed as 18-year-old Matthew Silverstone. Silverstone remains in critical condition at CommonSpirit St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. His family has expressed gratitude for the community’s support and they requested privacy during this time.
News of the Wednesday school shooting in Colorado had been quickly eclipsed by widespread coverage of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
After shooting the two classmates, Holly turned the weapon on himself and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
On Thursday, Sheriff’s officials revealed that preliminary evidence suggests that the 16-year-old had been “radicalized by some extremist network.” However, they did not specify which group may have influenced him or the nature of the radicalization.
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