Colorado shooting: 6 students from Aurora Central High School hospitalized after shooting at Nome . Park
Six students who attended the nearby Aurora Central High School went to the hospital. One student drove himself, Wilson said.
The victims were a 14-year-old male student, a 15-year-old female student, a 16-year-old male student, a 16-year-old female student, a 17-year-old male student and an 18-year-old male student. , the police said.
Wilson said investigators found shell casings from different caliber firearms and witnesses said there were multiple suspicious vehicles.
“My understanding is that it was a drive-by shooting, as well as possibly pedestrians,” Wilson said.
“I think just enough is enough. And I think we need to come together as a community,” Wilson said. “This is a public health crisis.”
Police spokesman Matthew Longshore said the shooting happened around 12:45 a.m.
School resource officers responded and applied a tourniquet to two victims, one of whom had surgery, police said.
The victims had non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff said.
The shooting happened in Nome Park, just north of Central High School, where officials issued a safety belt, Aurora Police tweeted. An earlier post mistakenly stated that the school was closed.
A witness who lives near the park told CNN subsidiary KCNC that he heard dozens of shots.
“It’s sad to see young people just throwing away their lives for nothing,” said Henry Martinez. “I’m sad about that. …Sounds like 30-50 shots. It’s hard to count with them coming that quickly, but at least 30.”
The Aurora Police Department is asking for any information, as well as home surveillance camera footage, as the incident is being investigated, Wilson said. She also asked students to provide information.
“I hope that there are kids out there who know why this is happening. That know what the situation is and can really share information with us,” the sheriff said.
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