Denver police were responding to a shooting outside East High School on Wednesday morning and said there were two adult victims — faculty members — and that a suspect had left the school.
Denver Public Schools spokeswoman Rachel Childress confirmed the victims were two adult faculty members.
Police said they had been transported to area hospitals. No information was available on the condition of the adults.
The police said in a Twitter posting shortly after 10 a.m. that they were working to gather information. A large police presence was expected in the area east of downtown Denver.
Denver Public Schools tweeted that East High was on lockdown. “All students are in their third-period classrooms,” the district wrote on Twitter. “We are holding them there until further notice.”
DPS officials around 10:30 am announced “we will be doing a controlled release once DPD allows” and that parents can pick up their children at 17th and Espanalde. “Students who drove will be escorted to their cars in the parking lot and can leave. Students who ride the bus will be held until their bus arrives,” a DPS Twitter posting said.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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