Police: Student shoots two officials at high school

DENVER — A body was found Wednesday night in the Colorado woods near the abandoned car that belonged to a 17-year-old student accused of shooting two administrators at his Denver high school earlier in the day, a sheriff said.

Park County Sheriff Tom Mcgraw said the body was discovered not far from the car in a mountain area about 50 miles southwest of Denver, near the small town of Bailey, in Park County. The town had been ordered to shelter in place while while officers from several agencies including the FBI combed the forest.

But, authorities said they have not yet identified who it was.

Earlier in the day, Denver police identified the suspect as Austin Lyle.

The shooting occurred at East High School in Denver while two administrators searched Lyle for weapons, a daily requirement because of the boy’s behavioral probables, authorities said. Lyle fled after the shooting.

It occurred at a school shaken by frequent lockdowns and violence, including the recent killing outside the school of a classmate that prompted East High School students to march on the Colorado Capitol this month. Parents who converged on the 2,500-student campus on Wednesday voiced frustration that officials had not done enough to protect their children.

“I am sick of it,” said Jesse Haase, who planned to talk with her daughter about taking her out of classes for the rest of the school year.

Amid criticism over lax security, Denver school officials said after the shooting that they again would put armed officers into high schools.

One of the wounded administrators was released from the hospital Wednesday afternoon, and the second remained in serious condition, said Heather Burke, a spokesperson for Denver Health hospital.