Tragedy struck Evergreen High School in Colorado when a student opened fire, critically injuring two students before turning the gun on himself. Now the community is addressing how to move forward. The former principal at Columbine High School, Frank DeAngelis, said this shooting hit close to home.

Emergency responders walk towards Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado after a shooting on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

"I started getting texts of 'my thoughts and prayers, just thinking of you,'" said DeAngelis, who spent 35 years at Columbine High School and retired in 2014. "It's just a situation that unfortunately takes us back to where I was 26 years ago."

Columbine was one of the largest mass shootings carried ou

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