EVERGREEN, Colo. — Shaken parents rushed to a reunification center Wednesday afternoon for any word on the condition of their children following a shooting at Evergreen High School that critically injured two students and left the suspect, also a student, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Evergreen High School shooting 9-10-25
“It was just a lot. I walked outside the gym and heard shots. Multiple shots kept firing,” said Tye, a freshman. “Just loud pops and at first, I didn't think it was anything. I just heard it repeatedly and it kept shooting and then I knew it was shots.”
He said his phone was broken and he was unable to text his parents. Tye’s father told Denver7 he tried to get any news he could on the shooting.
“Information started pouring in and you’re just terrified, like 'Oh my gosh – is he OK?' You just wait and hope for the best – contact other parents to see if they’ve heard anything,” said Tye’s father.
Denver7 reporter Acosta saw at least six school buses with students who were to be reunited with their families. We also spoke to student Brenner Johnson and his mother Shannon Taylor, who rushed to the school.- You can watch their interview in the video player below.
“There was a message over the intercom, and they basically just said that they were going into lockdown. I was in the nurse's office right before it happened, so I heard the walkie-talkies before too,” Johnson said.
His mom, holding back tears, said she was overwhelmed when she saw a text message come through from her son saying that he was OK.
“It's really scary. We got here as soon as we could and the staff was amazing at letting me in and getting me to him and then they told me they could let me in,” Taylor said. “They couldn't let me leave because he was in the nurse's office. So, I just stayed for a while with him. It's devastating to see these teachers — their broken hearts. They're doing the best they can.”
She told Denver7 her father was a first responder at the Columbine tragedy in 1999, and Brenner had been homeschooled until recently. This is his first year at Evergreen Middle School, she said.
Describing what she saw after rushing to the school, Evergreen High School parent Victoria Hutchen told Denver7 the road leading up to the campus was littered with backpacks and water bottles as students fled the shooter during the chaos.
The photo below shows a few of the items she picked up for safekeeping
Evergreen High School sophomore Charlie Hutchen was in the cafeteria when he heard a commotion before the sound of gunshots.
“One of my friends – he was like 'Everyone be quiet' and we actually heard the (lockdown) announcement,” said Hutchen. “While we were running, we just heard two shots.”
He said they ran outside onto a neighborhood dirt road.
“Kids dropping their backpacks and everything. I never thought this would happen at our school," fellow EHS sophomore Jax Schraad said about the shots sounding close to their location.
“We ran – there was another shot behind us and that... really made people scream. I cut over a bunch of hills, because I think a lot of people are going to the police station,” Schraad said. “I banged on this guy’s house. I started banging, I started kicking it, and he opened the door.”
Law enforcement said they had completed a room-by-room check of the school, and no other suspects or devices were believed to have been involved.
Denver7 will continue following this incident. You can visit denver7.com for the latest information. To read our previous coverage, visit the articles below:- Law enforcement conducts search of Evergreen High School shooter's home | Denver7 Investigates
- Jeffco Public Schools cancels Thursday classes for Evergreen, Conifer schools following shooting
- ‘Just loud pops’: Students, parents describe Evergreen High School shooting
- 'Keep running!': Ring doorbell camera captures students fleeing from Evergreen High School shooting
- Colorado lawmakers respond to Evergreen High School shooting. Here's what they had to say.
