(CNN) A male student shot and wounded two adult teachers at a Denver high school on Wednesday, according to city officials.
Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said the shooting was reported at East High School around 9:50 a.m., and that police and paramedics were on the scene “very quickly” to find two male adults with gunshot wounds.
One teacher is in stable condition while the other is in critical condition, he said.
The suspected shooter was taken down as part of the school’s safety program. During the search, a handgun was recovered and several shots were fired, Thomas said. After that, the student ran away from the school and the search for him is going on.
Another student was taken to the hospital due to an allergic reaction, Mayor Michael Hancock said.
In one step, school officials will implement a “controlled release” of students once police give the go-ahead Tweet from Denver Public Schools. Students who ride themselves will be escorted to their cars, students riding the bus will be parked on campus until their bus arrives, and students dropped off by their parents can be picked up at a separate location, the tweet said.
East High School has approximately 2,500 students in grades 9 through 12 and is the largest and highest performing comprehensive high school of all Denver public schools. School system.
The high school is located in the City Park neighborhood of the Colorado capital and is considered Denver Historic Landmark For its architecture in the Jacobean Revival style. The clock tower atop the school resembles Philadelphia’s Independence Hall School website references.
Superintendent Alex Marrero said at a press conference that the school will be closed for a week following the shooting. When students return, and throughout the school year, two armed officers will be on campus, he said.
