Jefferson County Public Schools Supt. Tracy Dorland said, "We cannot pretend this is just another tragic incident. The pain of this incident reopens old wounds. I know there are many in our Jeffco community hurting and grieving tonight, in Evergreen and beyond. The urgency this moment demands is undeniable. Student safety is not an abstract issue for us in Jeffco. It is the most important responsibility we hold. Safety is our number one priority every day, and yet, here we are once again, grieving with a community over gun violence impacting our students."

Dorland also bashed those of faith who respond to tragedies with their "thoughts and prayers."

"The nation is tired of statements filled with platitudes and 'thoughts and prayers.' What we need is courage. What we need is the collective will of our entire community. Violence involving our young people should never be normalized, and we must face the difficult truth that too often, it is," Dorland said.

KDVR also posted a list, from state records, of shootings at Colorado schools that have taken place during school hours, "not including suicides."

They include:

• "Columbine High School – In Littleton on April 20, 1999, two students killed 13 people before killing themselves. There were 21 people wounded in the shooting. One victim later died from her injuries in 2025.
• "Ranum High School – On Feb. 5, 2003, in Westminster, shots were fired during a fight between students outside on school property. The shots missed and no one was hurt.
• "Academia Ana Marie Montessori School – On May 24, 2005, an unknown shooter fired a BB gun at a playground in Denver, injuring a teacher and her aide.
• "Platte Canyon High School – On Sept. 27, 2006, a 53-year-old shooter took six girls hostage at the Bailey school. He shot and killed one hostage before shooting himself.
• "Deer Creek Middle School – On Feb. 23, 2010, a 32-year-old former student fired a hunting rifle at a bus stop, hitting two students during dismissal.
• "Aurora Central High School – On Dec. 6, 2010, an unrelated bystander who was a student was injured in a gang-related drive-by shooting during dismissal
• "Arapahoe High School – In Centennial on Dec. 13, 2013, a student shot and killed another student before shooting himself
• "East High School – In Pueblo on May 4, 2016, a teacher was wounded in a drive-by shooting after school. The shooter later committed suicide.
• "Cole Middle School – In Denver on Aug. 8, 2018, a student was injured outside on school property in a gang shooting
• "STEM School Highlands Ranch – On May 7, 2019, two students planned an attack, killing one and injuring eight people.
• "Hinkley High School – On Nov. 15, 2021, in Aurora, several teens were facing charges after a shooting that wounded three people
• "East High School – On March 22, 2023, in Denver, two deans were shot by a student who later killed himself
• "Evergreen High School – On Sept. 10, 2025, a student injured two students before killing themselves."

There have been additional shootings on school grounds, and the list does not include mass Colorado shootings in movie theaters and such.