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muriel_volestrangler

(104,693 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:40 AM Friday

Suspect in Evergreen school shooting was 'radicalized' by antisemitic 'extremist network,' investigators say

Preliminary investigation into the suspect who shot and injured two fellow students at Evergreen High School Wednesday found that he was “radicalized by some extremist network,” according to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley.
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Officials have identified the shooting suspect as 16-year-old Desmond Holly, who died at a Lakewood hospital on Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound he sustained after the shooting. The suspect’s family has been cooperative with authorities as they investigate and plan to search his home, phone and school locker, Kelley said.

The Denver Post reported later Thursday that social media accounts apparently belonging to the suspect were filled with white supremacist content, posts exhibiting a fascination with mass shootings and reposted videos that “were explicitly antisemitic or depicted people in Nazi uniforms.”

The two victims of the shooting — 18-year-old Matthew Silverstone and another student who has not yet been identified — remained in critical condition at local hospitals, where Kelley said there is security present.

https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/evergreen-shooting-suspect-radicalized-by-extremist-network/


https://www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/evergreen-high-school-shooting-colorado-updates/ (sign-up required)
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Suspect in Evergreen school shooting was 'radicalized' by antisemitic 'extremist network,' investigators say (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Friday OP
This is the radical extremism we need to do something about Johnny2X2X Friday #1
Christianity needs to step up to the plate (ditch the damned collection plate) and deal with its racism problem. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Friday #2
How many words of comfort will regime media ask for these children bronxiteforever Friday #3
This message was self-deleted by its author marybourg Friday #4

Johnny2X2X

(23,387 posts)
1. This is the radical extremism we need to do something about
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:42 AM
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It's a running theme in so many attacks.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,100 posts)
2. Christianity needs to step up to the plate (ditch the damned collection plate) and deal with its racism problem.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:51 AM
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bronxiteforever

(10,765 posts)
3. How many words of comfort will regime media ask for these children
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:53 AM
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Suffering with lifelong trauma even if they survive? Where is the weeping Jay Tapper and the cries from the blonde Fox News chorus croaking the Murdoch family lines? They have managed to commoditize empathy since it is reserved only for those with money or on the right.

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