STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting
| 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting | |
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Erickson and McKinney in the hallway just outside classroom 107 | |
| Location | Highlands Ranch, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°33′22″N 104°59′52″W / 39.5560°N 104.9979°W |
| Date | May 7, 2019 1:53 pm (MDT (UTC−6)) |
| Target | Students at STEM School Highlands Ranch |
Attack type | Mass shooting, school shooting |
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| Deaths | 1 (Kendrick Castillo) |
| Injured | 8 (6 by the perpetrators, 2 by private contractor security) |
| Perpetrators | Alec McKinney and Devon Erickson |
| Motive | |
On May 7, 2019, a school shooting occurred at STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter school located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States, in the Denver suburb of Highlands Ranch. One student, Kendrick Castillo, was killed and eight others were injured. Two students, 16-year-old Alec McKinney and 18-year-old Devon Erickson, were convicted on dozens of charges and sentenced to life imprisonment.