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crime2 years ago

Family of East High shooting suspect breaks silence.

Loved ones of Austin Lyle, the 17-year-old East High School student who shot two administrators before turning the gun on himself, have spoken publicly for the first time. Lyle's mother is grieving the loss of her son and has given a close friend permission to discuss a little about her son. The friend and Lyle's mother wrote a letter describing Lyle's love for baseball, track, fishing, biking, and the outdoors, as well as his innate ability to excel in math and science. The letter also raises important questions about how students, particularly young Black men, are supported, valued, and cared for in the classroom.

crime2 years ago

Denver School Shooting Suspect Found Dead After Austin Lyle Gun Arrest.

Austin Lyle, a 17-year-old student who had a prior arrest for possession of a ghost gun two years earlier, allegedly shot two faculty members at East High School in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday morning while he was being searched for weapons. The teenager had been required to be patted down each day at school due to his record. After the shooting, the student then allegedly killed himself while on the run from police. His body was found hours later in some woods close to his abandoned red Volvo. The two victims were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds. Mr Sinclair remains in critical condition while Mr Mason was later released after treatment. Denver school administrators have decided to put police back in schools, just a few years after voting to remove officers from campus in the wake of the 2020 racial justice protests.

crime2 years ago

Denver High School Shooting Suspect Found Dead in Woods

Austin Lyle, the 17-year-old suspect accused of shooting two administrators at Denver East High School, was found dead in Park County after a search by police. Lyle allegedly shot two people during a daily search of his person as part of his safety plan with the district. He then fled the school and was later found dead in a wooded area. Police searched an apartment building in connection with the shooting before finding Lyle's car. Both victims were taken to the hospital, with one released and the other remaining in serious condition.

crime2 years ago

Denver high school shooting suspect found dead in woods.

The suspect in a shooting at East High School in Denver, identified as 17-year-old Austin Lyle, was found dead in a nearby county. Two school administrators were injured in the shooting, and one remains in critical condition. Lyle had agreed to be searched every morning as part of a "safety plan" following previous behavioral issues. The shooting marked the third incidence of an active-shooter threat surrounding the school since the start of the academic year. Denver's public school system decided to remove its in-school Denver Police Department officers in 2020.

crime2 years ago

Denver High School Shooting Leaves 2 Faculty Members Injured

The body found in a wooded area in Park County, Colorado, has been confirmed to be that of 17-year-old Austin Lyle, who allegedly shot and wounded two staff members at a Denver high school. The suspect was under a safety protocol that required him to undergo daily pat down searches upon entering the school. One staff member is in critical condition, while another suffered serious injuries and is stable. The shooting at East High School was the 18th shooting this year at an elementary or secondary school in the US in which at least one person was injured or killed.

crime2 years ago

Denver high school shooting suspect found dead in apparent suicide

The 17-year-old boy suspected of shooting two Denver high school administrators during a routine weapon check was found dead of an apparent suicide near his car in a remote mountain area roughly 50 miles southwest of Denver. Austin Lyle allegedly shot two school administrators just before 10 a.m. when they searched him for weapons, a daily requirement because of the boy’s behavioral issues. One of the victims was released from the hospital several hours after the shooting, but the second administrator remains in serious condition.

crime2 years ago

Police locate vehicle connected to East High School shooting suspect, search for teen ongoing.

The vehicle of Austin Lyle, the 17-year-old suspect wanted for shooting two deans at East High School in Denver, has been located in Park County. Lyle, who is associated with a 2005 red Volvo XC90 with Colorado license plate BSCW10, is still at large and wanted for attempted homicide charges. The two victims, Eric Sinclair and Jerald Mason, both adult males and deans at the school, were injured during a pat-down after a handgun was found on Lyle. East High School will not have classes for the rest of the week, and two armed officers will be posted at the school for the rest of the school year.