Matthew Silverstone turned 18 on Sept. 9. A day later, he was critically injured in an Evergreen High School shooting that shocked the region.

Media coverage has focused on the suspect — 16-year-old Desmond Holly . So, the victim’s family decided to let the public know how kind, courageous and supportive Silverstone was.

“He’s not just the critically injured victim. There’s so much more to Matthew than that. So much life, so much love,” Kris Koehler, Silverstone’s uncle, said in an interview with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The shooting began around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 when Holly allegedly entered the school with a revolver and fired 20 rounds, injuring Silverstone and another unnamed student before taking his own life.

All three were taken to St. Anthony’s Hospital in

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