A BODY has been found in the search for a suspect after gunfire erupted at a Denver high school, leaving two deans hurt.
Authorities say the body was found in nearby Park County near a car believed to belong to the suspect, Austin Lyle, however, the identity has not been confirmed at this time.
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According to Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw, the body was found in the woods and it will take a while to “process the scene.”
The shooting unfolded at around 9.50am at East High School in Denver, Colorado, where police quickly issued lockdown orders.
The Denver Police Department said they were searching for the suspect, who has been identified as 17-year-old Lyle.
Lyle is wanted on an attempted homicide charge and was reported to have been driving a 2005 Red Volvo XC90 with Colorado license plate BSCW10, the police department said in a wanted bulletin.
Authorities believe that Lyle, a student at the school, left the scene immediately after the shooting.
A search warrant has since been executed at Lyle’s home, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said.
Police Chief Thomas revealed that Lyle had a “safety plan in place” where he had to be searched at the beginning of every school day.
School officials never found a weapon on the 17-year-old student in previous searches, Thomas said.
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The two victims, who have been identified as Jerald Mason and Eric Sinclair, were transported to Denver Health Medical.
Both remain in serious condition, Denver Health officials revealed.
“This school has gone through a tremendous time over the last year or so,” Chief Thomas said about East High School.
Denver Mayor Michael Handcock said paramedics also treated a student who had a “visceral reaction to the tension of the moment.”
He added that paramedics were already in the building at the time of the shooting, allowing them to provide treatment immediately.
“That I think will play a huge role in their ultimate recovery from this and we’ll keep them in our prayers. We want to thank our first responders,” he said.
Superintendent Alex Marrero said that East High School will remain closed for the rest of the week.
Marrero informed parents and faculty that two armed officers will be posted at the school for the remainder of the academic year.
The shooting comes over a month after student Luis Garcia was gunned down outside of East High School on February 13.
He died weeks later.
Two juveniles were arrested in that shooting but have not been charged, and police have not released a motive.
The devastating shooting led community members to place more pressure on their state legislators.
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