Colorado School Safety News

5/17/24 - 12-year-old student planned school shooting, police say - A 12-year-old student at Heights Middle School faces criminal charges after school officials learned he reportedly planned a school shooting.

5/15/24 - Deputy-involved shooting investigated near Aurora middle school - DENVER (KDVR) — An Aurora middle school was placed on secure status Wednesday while investigators responded to a deputy-involved shooting at a home nearby.

4/22/24 - Student found with gun at D49 school, no threat to school - (COLORADO SPRINGS) — According to an update from CSPD, the student at Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy was taken into custody after showing other students the weapon in his possession.

4/4/24 - 144 high-level threats flagged in Denver schools this year, an increase from last year, CBS News Colorado investigation finds - The Investigators with CBS News Colorado have obtained new data showing just how many threats were in Denver Public Schools this year.

2/19/24 - Officials identify two victims found shot and killed in Colorado student dorm - Police didn't reveal any details about a suspect or a motive, but confirmed that one of the victims was a student.

2/17/24 - Shooting deaths of 2 people in Colorado college dorm being investigated as homicides, police say - The victims, who were not immediately identified, were found dead when police responded to a report of a shooting around 6 a.m.

1/10/24 - Over 40 Colorado schools receive emailed bomb threats - According to the KCSO, it was determined this same threat was given to numerous schools throughout the state. The schools were cleared by law enforcement and the threat was deemed to be fictitious.

12/25/23 - 1 dead, 2 injured in Colorado mall shooting - Gunfire erupted after a fight between two groups Sunday night, Colorado officials said.

7/17/23 - Student shared poem about gun violence hours before he was fatally shot, teacher says - Luis Garcia's English teacher is now fighting for safety changes at Denver Public Schools.

6/30/23 - What One School District Is Doing About Rising Gun Violence - Gun violence among young people is on the rise. In Denver, Colorado, one high school in particular has experienced a number of violent incidents in the past year, including two shootings in which two students died. We visited East High School to meet students, teachers and the superintendent who decided to bring armed police back to schools.

6/27/23 - Schools Bring Police Back to Campuses, Reversing Racial Justice Decisions - Denver’s school system is the latest to reinstate officers, responding to parental concerns over campus violence. Critics say the move will disproportionately hurt students of color.

5/11/23 - 12-year-old arrested after social media threat - Lakewood Police arrested the boy for making social media threats of a planned shooting at Creighton Middle School, with pictures of what looked like a handgun.

4/13/23 - 11-year-old Denver charter student charged with bringing weapon to school - DENVER — An 11-year-old Denver charter school student is charged with two felonies related to bringing a weapon to school last week.

4/7/23 - 19-year-old charged with plotting shootings at Colorado Springs school, churches - On Thursday, authorities charged 19-year-old William Whitworth with two counts of attempted murder and other charges for allegedly forming a plot to conduct shootings at as many as three schools in Colorado Springs and possibly a church. According to a probable cause statement, suspect Whitworth, who identifies as female and goes by Lilly, was planning a shooting at Timberview Middle School.

3/30/23 -  Douglas County commissioners approve $1M for controversial weapons detection system at STEM school in Highlands Ranch - Three years after a deadly shooting, STEM School in Highlands Ranch is installing a weapons detection system. But there are serious questions about how well the technology works at keeping kids safe.

3/22/23 - Body of 17-year-old Denver high school suspected shooter found near his car: Police - DENVER, Colorado -- A body was found Wednesday night in the Colorado woods near the abandoned car that belonged to a 17-year-old student accused of shooting two administrators at his Denver high school earlier in the day, a sheriff said.

3/15/23 - 6 suspects in custody after shooting outside Brighton school injures 1 - BRIGHTON, Colo. — Six suspects were taken into custody after one person was injured in a shooting outside of a school Wednesday afternoon, the Brighton Police Department said.

3/3/23 - Boy with BB gun prompts weapons call near high school - BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Deputies investigated a potential weapons call near Lyons High School and discovered it was a juvenile playing a “war-style” game with a BB gun.

2/22/23 - Multiple Colorado school districts enter lockdown after unconfirmed threats Wednesday. Here’s what we know - Schools in at least a dozen Colorado districts went on temporary lockdown or secure mode early Wednesday after receiving a spate of phone threats from unidentified sources.

2/7/23 - Student reportedly brings a gun to a Colorado Springs school - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - It isn’t clear what specific charges a student will face after allegedly bringing a gun to school in Colorado Springs.

1/25/23 - Roaring Fork Valley schools reopened after general threats made, suspect in custody - Schools up and down the Roaring Fork Valley were reopened Wednesday morning following a valley-wide secure lockout due to online threats made by a suspect who has local connections against Summit County schools.

1/24/23 - Several Colorado Springs school districts alerted to social media threat by police - Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM EST

1/23/23 - Colorado Springs school threat under investigation, does not appear credible - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Police and several Springs-area school districts are investigating a social media post threatening a shooting at an unspecified school.

1/19/23 - Record number of weapons found on Denver Public Schools campuses last school year - DENVER — An open records request obtained by Chalkbeat revealed Denver Public Schools (DPS) found a record number of weapons on school property last school year.

1/18/23 - Last school year, five times as many weapons — 200 total — were found at Denver schools, including 13 guns and 28 fake guns - Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero recalled standing in September by the bedside of an East High School student who’d been shot in the face. The bullet had pierced the teenager’s cheek and exited through his ear. He couldn’t speak, but he wrote something down.

1/17/23 - Guns in schools are up, and Denver superintendent says violence is his top concern - Denver Public Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero recalled standing in September by the bedside of an East High School student who’d been shot in the face. 

12/16/22 - Police investigating possible weapon at Fruita 8/9 school - FRUITA, Colo. (KJCT) - The Fruita 8/9 school was locked down Friday as a limited report of a possible weapon was investigated, say police.

11/7/22 - With school shootings at record high, new grant aims to curb violence in Colorado schools - School shootings have already reached a record single-year high in 2022, with 40 in the United States as of October 30, killing 34 people and injuring 88.

11/3/22 - Graffiti of alleged bomb threat at Air Academy High School - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - An alleged threat prompted a secure perimeter at Air Academy High School on Thursday.

11/2/22 - Colorado Springs high school student arrested, reportedly brought a gun to school - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A police investigation is underway after a student reportedly brought a gun to a Colorado Springs high school on Tuesday.

11/1/22 - Colorado Springs high school student arrested, reportedly brought a gun to school - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A police investigation is underway after a student reportedly brought a gun to a Colorado Springs high school on Tuesday.

10/26/22 - Student identified in threat made at D11 high school - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A local high school is operating as normal, but with heightened security, after a threat was made.

10/14/22 - ACHS student arrested after bringing weapon to school - Commerce City police arrested an Adams City High School student Oct. 14 who brought a weapon in  a backpack to school.

10/7/22 - Colorado Springs police investigate after reports of a gun on a school campus - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - There was a police presence at a southern Colorado Springs high school on Friday.

10/4/22 - Student arrested after bringing gun to Colorado Springs-area elementary school - EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - An elementary student was arrested after bringing a gun to his school.

8/30/22 - Separate threats made at different Colorado Springs schools - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Two students are facing charges after allegedly making threats against two Colorado Springs schools.