Classes were canceled for the rest of the week at Evergreen High School after a shooting shook the school on Wednesday, leaving two students hospitalized and the suspected assailant dead .

“Our hearts are broken with grief by the tragedy at our school earlier today,” Evergreen officials said in a Wednesday night community bulletin announcing the canceled classes.

It’s currently unknown when students will be able to re-enter the high school to retrieve their personal belongings, school officials said.

Another eight Jefferson County schools were closed Thursday in the Conifer and Evergreen articulation areas, according to Jefferson County Public Schools.

Closures include Evergreen Middle School, Wilmot Elementary, Parmalee Elementary, Conifer High School, West Jefferson Middle School

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