A new memorial in Colorado now honors a high school senior who was killed saving his classmates during a school shooting in 2019. The memorial for Kendrick Castillo outside STEM School Highlands Ranch has been more than a year in the making.
With an almost immediate response to bring this memorial to life, the $30,000 fundraising goal was reached within just a few days — and donations continued to pour in to honor Castillo. Family, friends, and community members gathered Friday morning at Civic Green Park in Highlands Ranch for the unveiling. It honors a young man whose bravery has inspired so many.
In 2019, Castillo lunged at a student who pulled out a gun, sacrificing his life to protect his classmates at the school. His courage has since become a catalyst for change…