Denver School Shooting Sparks Debate on School Security Measures.

The gun used by the East High shooting suspect to shoot himself was a ghost gun with no serial numbers. The 17-year-old had previously possessed a ghost rifle, a silencer, and a large capacity magazine, for which he was put on an 18-month diversion program. However, his diversion was revoked in November 2022, and he was sentenced to 12 months probation. The suspect was on probation when he shot two administrators at Denver East High School. Diversion is an effort to help teens turn their lives around early in the legal system and offers intervention services. Now detectives will investigate how the suspect obtained his ghost gun.