An 18-year-old man was killed on Tuesday after two students entered a school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and opened fire, authorities said.
The shooting took place at STEM School Highlands Ranch, a public charter school with 1,850 students, from kindergarten to 12th grade. Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said the suspects, whose names have not been released, entered the school and opened fire in two classrooms. Deputies arrived within minutes, and after a struggle, the suspects were arrested.
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