Body found near Denver high school shooting suspect’s car

[Still Waters]

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.

Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said the body was discovered not far from the car in a remote mountain area about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Denver, near the small town of Bailey, in Park County. The town had been ordered to shelter in place while while officers from a number of agencies including the FBI combed the forest.

But, authorities said they have not yet identified who it was and McGraw declined to say if it was a man or reveal the cause of death.

Earlier in the day, Denver police identified the suspect as Austin Lyle.

The shooting occurred at East High School in Denver while two administrators searched Lyle for weapons, a daily requirement because of the boy’s behavioral issues, authorities said. Lyle fled after the shooting.

https://www.kob.com/news/us-and-world-news/body-found-near-denver-high-school-shooting-suspects-car/

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They had confirmed it was the shooter and that he died by suicide. The news also said he was required to be searched daily after being expelled from another school for behavioral offenses. Including bringing a gun to the school.

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/23/austin-lyle-body-identified-east-high-school-shooting-denver-park-county/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-reported-denver-high-school-2-adults-hospitalized/story?id=98045110

Last year Lyle was expelled from Overland High School in Aurora for allegedly violating school policy, a spokesperson for the Cherry Creek School District told ABC News.

Law enforcement sources told ABC News that in 2021 Lyle was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon.

It is unclear if that is the same incident that led to his dismissal from Overland High School, but sources told ABC News that school leadership described Lyle to police as "potentially violent" and a "threat to the safety of the school" after a series of events in the 2021-2022 school year, including bringing a weapon to Overland High School prior to his dismissal.

 

Edited March 24, 2023 by susieice