- On Sept. 10, 2025, 16-year-old Desmond Holly, a student at Evergreen High School in suburban Denver, Colo., carried out a shooting during lunch, wounding two teenagers—one inside and one outside the building—with a revolver before turning the gun on himself and dying. The victims, including 18-year-old Matthew Silverstone, remained in critical condition.
- Authorities determined Holly had been radicalized by an unspecified “extremist network” based on evidence from his home and phone, though specific details about the group or radicalization process were not released.
- Surveillance footage showed Holly firing multiple shots, reloading, and navigating the three-level school, but secured doors prevented him from reaching areas where students had sheltered. Responding officers located him within five minutes without discharging their weapons. Read More
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