2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting
On May 7, 2019, a school shooting occurred at STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter school located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States, in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch. One student was killed and eight others were injured. Two teenagers, students Alec McKinney and Devon Erickson, were convicted on dozens of charges and sentenced to life imprisonment.[4]
The two suspects, who were students at the school,[31] were taken into custody in two separate locations following the shooting.[32][33] Local media outlets reported that the weapons used by the suspects were stolen from a parent, and that neither were known to law enforcement prior to the attack.[34]
One perpetrator, Devon Michael Erickson, was 18 at the time of the shooting.[36][37][38] According to an interview with one of the STEM school students, on repeated occasions, Erickson made jokes about school shootings and had even gone as far as to tell those around him, "don't come to school."[39]
The other perpetrator is Alec McKinney,[2][41] a transgender boy[42][43].[44] He was 16 at the time of the shooting.[45]
On June 20, a statement was released that summarized police interviews with the two suspects. According to the statement, McKinney said he had been planning the attack for weeks,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_STEM_School_Highlands_Ranch_shooting