STEM School Shooting Suspect Identified

Eight students were injured and one killed after two students opened fire at Stem School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

One suspect was identified as 18-year-old Devon Erickson. Erickson, along with the other suspect, was a student at the school. The other suspect has not yet been identified.

According to reports, Erickson is a registered Democrat who has shared Facebook posts criticizing Donald Trump and praising Barack Obama.

On Facebook, Erickson once wrote:

You know what I hate? All these Christians who hate gays, yet in the bible, it says in Deuteronomy 17:12-13, if someone doesn’t do what their priest tells them to do, they are supposed to die. It has plenty of crazy stuff like that. But all they get out of it is ‘ewwwwww gays

Erickson and the other suspect were taken into custody after the shooting.

#stemshooting Adult suspect has been identified as Devon Erickson, age 18. We will not be releasing any photos at this time as it could jeopardize this critical on-going invest. We still have interviews to conduct and we want to make sure we have the most accurate information
— DC Sheriff (@dcsheriff) May 8, 2019