A shooting close to an RTD station in Greenwood Village resulted in nearby schools holding students inside their classrooms past normal hours while authorities looked into the situation. The incident, which occurred around 3:12 p.m. on Tuesday, left at least two individuals wounded.
Cherry Creek High School, Campus Middle School, and Belleview Elementary were placed on a secure status following the shooting near the Dayton RTD Light Rail station. When under this status, students and faculty are required to move indoors, lock all doors, and no one is permitted to enter or exit without permission from the police or the district.
During the incident, students at Cherry Creek High School and Campus Middle School were held in class and initially not allowed to leave to be picked up by their parents, as stated by Cherry Creek School District spokesperson Lauren Snell. Later on, the district implemented a controlled release procedure, meaning parents had to communicate with school staff first in order for their children to be released.
Snell reassured Denver7 that all students and staff were safe.
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Search ongoing for several suspects after shooting, assault near Greenwood Village RTD station
At the scene of the shooting, responding officers from the Greenwood Village Police Department found one man suffering from a gunshot wound and a second victim who sustained injuries in an apparent assault. Both were taken to a hospital for treatment, according to a police department spokesperson.
Investigators told Denver7 witnesses observed “multiple unknown suspects running from the scene.” Descriptions for any of those suspects were not immediately available.
Officers from the Denver Police Department, Aurora Police Department, and Greenwood Village Police Department are actively searching for the suspects, the spokesperson said. The area was processed by investigators and has since been cleared.
The Dayton RTD Station was closed for some time but has since reopened.
