Teen dead after shooting 2 others and himself at suburban Denver high school, authorities say

A teenager has died after a boy shot two students before turning the gun on himself at a high school in the foothills of suburban Denver, authorities said.

DENVER — A teenager who shot two fellow students before turning the gun on himself at a high school in the foothills of suburban Denver has died, authorities said.

"The male suspect responsible for the shootings at Evergreen High School today has died from his self-inflicted injuries," the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said in a post on X Wednesday night.

The shooting was reported around 12:30 p.m. at the school in Evergreen, about 30 miles west of Denver, sheriff's spokesperson Jacki Kelley said earlier. It is not clear what led to the gunfire.

Shots rang out both inside and outside the school building, Kelley said. Law enforcement officers who responded found the shooter within five minutes of arriving, she said.

None of the law enforcement officers who responded fired any shots, Kelley said.