From Columbine to Aurora, the Denver area continues to see high-profile mass shootings

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The Denver metro area has been home to some of the worst mass shootings in modern history. This week, gun violence devastated the region again.

, who made what officials deemed credible threats against schools in the area. Officials believed the woman, Sol Pais, was “infatuated” with the shooting at Columbine and had traveled to the state for a “pilgrimage.” Authorities said she purchased a shotgun in the area and later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the base of Mt. Evans, along Colorado’s Front Range.

State Rep. Tom Sullivan, a Democrat who represents portions of Aurora and whose son, Alex, was killed in the movie theater shooting, said Wednesday that there is an epidemic of gun violence plaguing America and, especially, the Denver area. On Wednesday, a steady rain fell in Highlands Ranch as the STEM school was surrounded by yellow crime scene tape while investigators continued combing it for clues about the shooting. For parents, the shooting created discussions about safety.“I was looking into buying a bulletproof backpack for my son,” said Ania Kroczak, 33, moments after reluctantly dropping off her 9-year-old son at Cougar Run Elementary School in Highlands Ranch.

Holly Allen, 48, a Highlands Ranch mother, took her twin 10-year-old boys to a Starbucks on Wednesday morning to talk about what happened.

 

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A day after two students opened fire at the STEM School Highlands Ranch, killing one student and wounding eight others, the community in Denver’s south suburbs was left reeling. Below, students raise their arms as they exit the school. 📸: Tom Cooper/Getty

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