The 17-year-old pupil who police say shot two East Excessive Faculty directors Wednesday was on probation for a previous weapons cost, JHB confirmed.
Prosecutors charged Austin Lyle with possessing a harmful weapon and a large-capacity journal in late 2021 after he was arrested by Aurora police, The Publish discovered.
Lyle was accepted right into a diversion program — which permits fees to be dismissed if a defendant meets sure situations, however that settlement was later revoked.
In November, Lyle was sentenced to 12 months probation on the large-magazine possession cost. The possession of a harmful weapon cost was dismissed, The Publish discovered.
Additional details about Lyle’s interactions with police and prosecutors was not accessible as a result of juvenile courtroom information are restricted from the general public in Colorado.
Authorities discovered Lyle’s physique Wednesday afternoon in Park County. Denver District Lawyer Beth McCann on Thursday mentioned Lyle died by suicide.
Lyle was on a Denver Public Faculties security plan that required him to be patted down each day when he arrived at college, officers mentioned Wednesday. He shot the 2 directors inside the college whereas they performed the pat-down after which fled, police mentioned.
Lyle was “eliminated” from Overland Excessive Faculty in Aurora over self-discipline points throughout the 2021-2022 faculty 12 months, a Cherry Creek Faculty District spokeswoman mentioned. She declined to say what prompted the elimination.
The capturing Wednesday is the second on the faculty in two months and prompted fury and questions from college students and oldsters.
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