EVERGREEN, Colo. — Students across the state will make their voices heard by participating in walkouts Wednesday to take a stance against gun violence and to stand in support with the Evergreen community.

The walkouts come one week after the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting at Evergreen High school that critically injured two students and left the suspect dead after officials said he turned the gun on himself.

Organizers of the walkout happening at Mountain Vista High School said, in addition to standing in solidarity with the Evergreen community, one of the critical messages they want to send is that no student should be afraid to go to school.

“The main reason that it matters, that we do something now and we make ourselves heard, is that it's evident nothing

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