A Denver County high school community faced a tragedy during the third week of school. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, authorities responded to a 911 call stating that there was an active shooter in Evergreen High School in Jefferson County. The high school shooting left at leasttwo students with gunshot wounds.
Police also confirmed that the shooter was rushed to the hospital for a self-inflicted gunshot wound, where he later died. Since then, the suspect’s identity has been revealed. Here’s what to know.
The Evergreen High School shooting suspect was identified as Desmond Holly.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) has identified 16-year-old Desmond Holly as the Evergreen High School shooter. According to KKTVin Colorado, Holly was a student at Evergreen and was described as an “active assailant” during a report of the shooting. Initially, he was included as one of the three students reported to have been shot before police realized he was the shooter.
JCSO stated that Holly shot one student in one of the streets behind the school, then another one inside the school, before pulling his gun on himself. The officials also shared that, while they don’t know if the shooter targeted his victims, through their investigation, they believe he was indoctrinated “through an extremist network” prior to the shooting…