Evergreen High School Shooting: 2 Students Injured, Suspect Dead in Colorado Tragedy

Timeline & Response

Immediate Response and Law Enforcement Actions

• The first 911 calls started coming in at about 12:24 PM it was around the time the shooter started shooting.
• Officers arrived on the scene within a couple of minutes; and contact was made with the suspect within five minutes.
• The authorities determined the scene was safe after also going through multiple sweeps inside of the building.

School’s Actions & Community Impact

• Evergreen High School's campus, which hosts around 900 students, was placed on lockdown. Parents were asked to reunite with students at a nearby elementary school (Bergen Meadow Elementary).
• Hundreds of first responders from around the area (law enforcement, medical, etc.) participated.
• Afterward, neighboring schools canceled classes for at least the rest of the week.

What Authorities Have Said & Ongoing Investigations

• The individual confirmed to be the suspect is a sixteen-year-old male student, however, his identity and motive have not been known.

• Investigators are in the process of obtaining search warrants for the suspect's residence, locker, and perhaps his other personal locations to establish motive and intent.

• Federal agencies (FBI, ATF) are working in concert to assist investigators with interviews, forensics, and other technical investigations.

Evergreen in Context: Colorado’s History & Safety Concerns

For the past few decades Colorado has experienced a number of school shootings. The most famous - hold this remark critically - happened at Columbine High School in 1999 in Jefferson County, Evergreen's county. This shooting left in its wake 14 unsaved lives and many injured.

Evergreen is thought of as a quiet mountain community. Sure, there have been school safety drills and school safety policy changes over the years, but many in the community say today is shocking and yet less surprising.

After yet another Colorado school shooting, an eighth grader named Winston tells @KDVR: “I only moved here a few months ago, and I didn’t think this would happen so soon.” So soon. This is the heartbreaking effect gun violence is having on our kids. They now just EXPECT it. pic.twitter.com/vltjhiTHwe

— Clayton Sandell (@Clayton_Sandell) September 10, 2025

Unanswered Questions and the Road to Recovery

Authorities are still working to identify important details surrounding the Evergreen High School shooting. Investigators have not indicated whether the suspect specifically targeted some victims, or randomly selected classmates, and have not explained how the shooter obtained the revolver. The series of events leading to the attack are still under review and, followed by any identifiable signs, officials are looking closely at the student’s history of behaviors.

While those questions ask marked or remain, congregated support by way of solidarity has begun in the Evergreen community. Schools throughout the district are closed the remainder of the week to afford grieving for effect for both families and families. Counselors and mental health practitioners are available to provide help, and local leaders are encouraging everyone to come together as a community. Vigils and community meals are being organized (community meals are being held before the vigil), and educators say there will be reviews of school safety measures to enhance preparedness.

For Evergreen, the tragedy leaves not only sorrow, but resolve. While investigators continue to investigate their way to every possible answer, the community collectively moves on in hope for the resilience, care and creativity needed to build a safer future for, it is hoped, students of all types.