Student shoots two peers at Evergreen High School in Colorado
Share this @internewscast.com

One of the two students who was shot has been released from the hospital while the other victim remains in critical condition.

DENVER — A student shot two of his peers Wednesday at a suburban Denver high school before shooting himself and later dying, authorities said.

The incident involving a handgun shooting occurred around 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, situated roughly 30 miles west of Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

Shots were exchanged both inside and outside the school’s premises, and law enforcement officers located the shooter within five minutes of their arrival, as per Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley.

None of the law enforcement officers who responded to the shooting fired any shots, Kelley said.

According to a statement released through the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, one of the victims is 18-year-old Matthew Silverstone. 

On Thursday morning, authorities confirmed that both victims were still in the hospital. Initially, they were taken to St. Anthony’s Hospital, but one has since been transferred to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. One victim is in critical condition, while the other’s injuries are considered non-life-threatening.

Kelley mentioned that over 100 police officers from surrounding areas raced to the school to provide assistance. The reference to a 1999 school shooting at Jefferson County’s Columbine High, where 14 people were killed, including a woman who succumbed earlier this year due to complications from her injuries, underscores the gravity of the situation.

The teens were originally listed in critical condition, St. Anthony Hospital CEO Kevin Cullinan said. Their ages were not released.

By early evening, one teenager was reported to be in stable condition with injuries deemed non-life-threatening by Dr. Brian Blackwood, the hospital’s trauma director. 

The high school, which enrolls more than 900 students, is largely encircled by forest and is approximately a mile from the center of Evergreen, a community with a population of 9,300.

After the shooting, parents gathered outside a nearby elementary school waiting to reunite with their children.

Wendy Nueman said her 15-year-old daughter, a sophomore at Evergreen High School, didn’t answer her phone right away after the shooting, The Denver Post reported. When her daughter finally called back, it was from a borrowed phone.

“She just said she was OK. She couldn’t hardly speak,” Nueman said, holding back tears. She gathered that her daughter ran from the school.

“It’s super scary,” she said. “We feel like we live in a little bubble here. Obviously, no one is immune.”

Eighteen students who fled from the shooting took shelter at a home just down the road, after an initial group of them pounded on the door asking for help, resident Don Cygan told Denver’s KUSA-TV. One student said he heard gunshots while in the school’s cafeteria and ran out of the school, Cygan said.

Cygan, a retired educator familiar with lockdown trainings to prepare for possible shootings, said he took down the names of all the students and the names of the parents who later arrived there to pick them up. His wife, a retired nurse, was able to calm the teens down and treat them for shock, he said.

“I hope they feel like they ran to the right house,” he said.

Brown reported from Billings, Montana.

Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.     

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like
East Chatham, Chicago man billed thousands for ambulance after alleged electric bike crash along S. Cottage Grove Ave.

Shocking Ambulance Bill: East Chatham Man Faces Thousands in Charges After E-Bike Crash on S. Cottage Grove Ave

In a surprising turn of events on Chicago’s South Side, a local…
Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: Rabbis' stern Mamdani warning

Rabbis Issue Strong Warning to Zohran Mamdani in Fox News’ ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter

Fox News’ “Antisemitism Exposed” newsletter offers insights into the growing tide of…
Former mayor stabbed outside blue state business, suspect with multiple arrests charged

Ex-Mayor Stabbed Outside Business in Blue State: Repeat Offender Charged in High-Profile Incident

A former Massachusetts mayor sustained injuries from a stabbing incident outside his…
A GIF of a strike on a

Hegseth Announces U.S. Strike in Eastern Pacific Aimed at Suspected Narco-Traffickers

Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that the U.S. military has…
Trucking company owned by illegal immigrant raked in money from taxpayers before fatal crash: records

Records Reveal Taxpayer-Funded Earnings of Immigrant-Owned Trucking Firm Prior to Fatal Accident

EXCLUSIVE TO FOX: Records reveal that an undocumented immigrant in Indiana, recently…
Pakistani national sentenced to long prison term for smuggling Iranian weapons to Houthis

Pakistani Citizen Receives Lengthy Prison Sentence for Trafficking Iranian Weapons to Houthis

A Pakistani man has been handed a 40-year federal prison sentence for…
4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed in Montana helicopter crash, campaign says

Tragedy Strikes: Four Relatives of Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate Perish in Montana Helicopter Crash, Campaign Reports

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A tragic helicopter crash in Montana has claimed…
Miami Heat's Terry Rozier, Portland coach Chauncey Billups arrested in FBI probe

FBI Investigation Leads to Arrests of Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier and Portland Coach Chauncey Billups

Charges against Rozier and Billups are tied to two significant cases: one…
Illegal alien failed CDL test 10 times in 2 months before fatal Florida crash that killed 3

Tragic Florida Crash: Driver Fails CDL Test 10 Times Before Fatal Accident—A Deep Dive into the Devastating Consequences

An undocumented truck driver accused of causing a fatal accident in Florida…
Tropical Storm Melissa is now forecast to become a major hurricane as it trends toward a concerning track

Tropical Storm Melissa Predicted to Intensify into a Major Hurricane, Following a Worrisome Path

Tropical Storm Melissa is slowly making its way across the Caribbean Sea,…
No CTA trains will run on Chicago Loop elevated rails this weekend for track work, including Brown, Green, Orange and Pink lines

Chicago Loop Train Shutdown: No CTA Service on Brown, Green, Orange, and Pink Lines This Weekend Due to Track Maintenance

Attention, commuters! This weekend, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has announced a…
Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance denounces driver's license checkpoint plan for Green Cove Springs

Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance Criticizes Proposed Driver’s License Checkpoint Initiative in Green Cove Springs

A proposed driver’s license checkpoint in Green Cove Springs, Florida, has sparked…