If you've been watching the news this week, you may have seen that Columbine HS & other area schools received threats this week from an 18 y.o. female who flew to Denver from FL on Mon. She bought a gun legally from a gun dealer here who saw no red flags. She apparently was infatuated with the Columbine school shooting, which is coming up on its 20 yr. anniversary this Sat. On Tues. Columbine & other Jefferson Co. schools were put on lock-out. The FBI & local officers were searching for this teen. Due to what police officers considered a "credible threat", all Denver metro schools as well as many others along the Front Range cancelled school yesterday. It involved 140 school districts and >1/2 million students. It's amazing how one person's actions can affect so many people!
I had not heard about the school closings, so when I got to Bible Study yest. a.m., there were no cars in the parking lot. What's going on? Our BSF chapter follows the local school district's schedule, e.g. for spring break, Christmas, snow days, etc., so our Bible study was cancelled. A few cars straggled in, ladies who also didn't get the message. I took advantage of the extra time to do some shopping.
So...back to Sol Pais, the gal who caused all this problem. Her parents in FL reported her missing, which helped with the police search. Some time yest. a.m. her body was found near Echo Lodge on the way to Mt. Evans. It appears she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police still are searching into her background. Fellow students said she was on the quiet side & dressed "gothy". One of the TV reporters had viewed some of her on line postings, which he referred to as "dark." It sounds like she was a very troubled person. While it's sad her life is ended, at least no others were killed. Schools are back open today with heightened security.
I had not heard about the school closings, so when I got to Bible Study yest. a.m., there were no cars in the parking lot. What's going on? Our BSF chapter follows the local school district's schedule, e.g. for spring break, Christmas, snow days, etc., so our Bible study was cancelled. A few cars straggled in, ladies who also didn't get the message. I took advantage of the extra time to do some shopping.
So...back to Sol Pais, the gal who caused all this problem. Her parents in FL reported her missing, which helped with the police search. Some time yest. a.m. her body was found near Echo Lodge on the way to Mt. Evans. It appears she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police still are searching into her background. Fellow students said she was on the quiet side & dressed "gothy". One of the TV reporters had viewed some of her on line postings, which he referred to as "dark." It sounds like she was a very troubled person. While it's sad her life is ended, at least no others were killed. Schools are back open today with heightened security.
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