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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Colleen Slevin

Parents of Colorado school shooter won't face gun charges, sheriff's office says

High School Shooting-Colorado - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The parents of a 16-year-old boy who wounded two students at a Colorado high school with an old revolver his family said was kept in a locked gun safe won't be charged with any crimes, authorities said Wednesday.

Investigators looked at whether the parents of Desmond Holly, who killed himself after opening fire, could possibly be charged with allowing access to the Smith & Wesson .38 special revolver or for not storing it safely, but decided there wasn't enough evidence for that, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said.

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