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ARTICLE VIEW:
Since Columbine in 1999, Colorado continues to be scarred by gun
violence
By Ray Sanchez, Emma Tucker, CNN
Updated:
6:02 AM EDT, Thu September 11, 2025
Source: CNN
Once again, a shooting with multiple victims has rocked Colorado –
this time at a .
At least two students were shot Wednesday at Evergreen High School,
which is located roughly 28 miles southwest of Denver. The suspect, a
student at the school, died from self-inflicted injuries, officials
said.
It is the 47th shooting at a school in the United States so far this
year — 24 of which were on college campuses and 23 on K-12 school
grounds. Colorado’s shooting took place less than an hour after
conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University and later
died.
For nearly three decades, Colorado has experienced some of the
highest-profile shootings in the nation – tragedies that claimed the
lives of ordinary Americans sitting in classrooms or movie theaters,
shopping for groceries or dancing at a nightclub.
Columbine shooting
The April 20, 1999, shooting , with increased focused on targeting the
shooter as soon as possible.
Nearly 50 minutes passed after the By then, 12 students and one teacher
had been killed by the 17- and 18-year-old gunmen.
The shooters made home videos before the attack, with references to
what they were going to do and apologizing to their parents for their
actions. They then killed themselves.
The shooting at Columbine ranked as one of the worst mass shootings in
US history at the time as well as one of the deadliest episodes of
school violence.
Colorado Springs club shooting
A 22-year-old gunman in November 2022 in Colorado Springs shortly
before midnight and immediately opened fire, killing at least five
people and injuring 25 others before patrons confronted and stopped
him, police said.
At least two people inside Club Q confronted the gunman and prevented
further violence, said Colorado Springs Police Chief Adrian Vasquez.
The suspect used a long rifle in the shooting, and two firearms were
found at the scene, Vasquez said.
The suspect pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder and 46
counts of attempted murder in 2023. , 23, was sentenced to five
consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat and the nation’s first openly
gay governor, called the attack “horrific, sickening and
devastating.”
Aurora shooting
A gunman in Aurora, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others.
The shooting occurred 18 minutes into the midnight showing of “The
Dark Knight Rises” at the Century Aurora 16 multiplex theater.
Authorities said the shooter was “dressed head-to-toe in protective
gear” – a ballistic helmet, protective gear for his legs, throat
and groin, black gloves and a gas mask. He propped open a door before
throwing tear gas canisters into the theater. After the canisters
exploded, witnesses said he started shooting, first at the ceiling and
then at the crowd.
He used an AR-15 rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun and at least one of two
.40-caliber handguns police recovered at the scene.
On July 16, 2015, the gunman was found guilty on all 165 counts against
him in connection with the massacre: 24 first-degree murder charges,
140 attempted murder charges and one count of possession or control of
an explosive or incendiary device. He was sentenced to life in prison
without parole.
Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot, 4 law enforcement officers wounded
On New Year’s Eve 2017, one of them, 29-year-old Deputy Zackari
Parrish, was killed after a barricaded suspect opened fire at an
apartment complex in Highlands Ranch, about 20 miles south of Denver.
Two civilians also were shot, and the suspect was shot and killed later
by police, according to Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock.
“This is a tragic day that we will be feeling for a long time,”
Spurlock said. “Zack was a good kid, smiley kid. He was eager to
work, eager to serve.”
The 37-year-old suspect had barricaded himself in a bedroom before he
suddenly opened fire with a rifle, hitting four deputies in the
apartment, authorities said.
“There were well over 100 rounds fired … from the suspect,”
Spurlock said.
STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting
On May 7, 2019, two gunmen opened fire at a Denver-area charter school,
killing 18-year-old student Kendrick Ray Castillo and injuring eight
others.
The shooting occurred at STEM School Highlands Ranch, just miles from
Columbine High School.
One of the suspects was found guilty of first-degree murder in June
2021, among a list of other charges, while the other suspect pleaded
guilty in early 2020 to 17 counts, including murder charges.
“If you had suggested to anyone behind me, or in this room, that in
20 years in 20 miles we would have dealt with Columbine, Aurora
theater, Arapahoe High School, the shooting of Zack Parrish and four
other deputies, we’d have thought you mad, yet here we are again,”
District Attorney George Brauchler said after the shooting.
He added, “This does not define us, it won’t today, and it won’t
tomorrow. These are abhorrent acts. Problem is when you get three, four
or five of them within a 20-mile radius you begin to think they are
less abhorrent. But I’m here to tell you, this is not who we are.”
Boulder grocery store shooting
A gunman had just shot an elderly man on March 22, 2021 before entering
the store and opening fire.
Ten people were killed in the shooting. The victims included employees,
customers and Boulder police officer Eric Talley, a father of seven who
was gunned down seconds after he rushed into the store, police said.
About 115 people were inside the store and at least 25 were in the
parking lot when the attack happened.
The 22-year-old gunman received over 50 charges, including 10 counts of
murder and one count of attempted murder. He was deemed “incompetent
to stand trial currently” by a doctor, according to Boulder County
District Attorney Michael Dougherty, following a second court-ordered
competency evaluation.
6 killed at Colorado Springs birthday party
On May 9, 2021, six people were killed during a birthday party at a
Colorado Springs mobile home, police said.
Officers responded to the Canterbury Mobile Home Park, where they found
six dead adults, along with a seventh person who was injured and later
died at a hospital.
The suspected shooter, who was believed to be a boyfriend of one of the
victims, also died, police said. The suspect drove to the home where a
birthday party was being held and opened fire before killing himself,
according to police.
“As the chief of police, as a husband, as a father, as a grandfather,
as a member of this community, my heart breaks for the families who
have lost someone they love and for the children who have lost their
parents,” Colorado Springs Police Chief Vince Niski said after the
tragedy.
Six teens injured in Aurora shooting
On November 15, 2021, six teenagers were wounded in a shooting close to
a high school in Aurora, police said.
Six students who attend nearby Aurora Central High School went to the
hospital. One student drove themselves, said Police Chief Vanessa
Wilson.
The victims were a 14-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl, a 16-year-old
boy, a 16-year-old girl, a 17-year-old boy and an 18-year-old male,
police said.
“My understanding is it was a drive-by shooting, as well as there may
have been people on foot,” Wilson said.
“I think enough is enough. And I think we need to come together as a
community,” Wilson said. “This is a public health crisis.”
Gunman opens fire across Denver area
On December 27, 2021, a gunman killed five people and wounded several
others, including a police officer, that included a car chase and
gunfights with law enforcement, authorities said.
The gunman allegedly opened fire at multiple locations in and around
Denver, including in the suburb of Lakewood, about 8 miles west of
downtown Denver, Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen said.
Denver police identified a vehicle linked to the incident and gave
chase, leading to a gunfight between the suspect and officers, the
chief said.
The 47-year-old gunman was killed after a gunfight with a police
officer.
The gunman opened fire in several different locations, including the
busy South Broadway neighborhood, a shopping center and near the
emergency department at Denver Health Medical Center.
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