EVERGREEN, Colo. — 9NEWS Investigates has confirmed that Desmond Holly posted a photo of a handgun on his X page twice – first on Sept. 5 and again shortly before Wednesday’s shooting at Evergreen High School.
A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation confirmed that the social media page is Holly’s.
The Sept. 5 post includes the caption “Little .38 special I got” The second post is not captioned but is time stamped 11:26 a.m. on Wednesday.
And he came up against a roadblock on many of those doors and couldn’t get to those kids.”
Kelly said he shot one student inside the school and another outside before ultimately turning his gun on himself.
Evergreen, Colorado. It was confirmed by 9NEWS Investigates that Desmond Holly uploaded a picture of a handgun to his X page twice, the first time being in September. 5 and once more just prior to the shooting at Evergreen High School on Wednesday.
A revolver, which is the kind of firearm Jefferson County authorities claim Holly used and which was discovered on the ground near the scene where he shot himself after injuring two students, is the type of weapon seen in the social media post.
Holly is the owner of the social media page, according to a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.
Sept. The caption for post number five reads, “Little .38 special I got.”.
The second post, which has a time stamp of 11:26 a.m., is captionless. M. on Wednesday. . It took a little more than an hour for the shooting to be reported.
Throughout the assault on Wednesday, Holly, 16, fired and reloaded his revolver numerous times.
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According to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jacki Kelley, “He had to fire and reload, fire and reload, fire and reload.”. This continued, and he looked for new targets while doing so. And he was unable to reach those children because he encountered a barrier on several of those doors. “,”.
Kelly claimed that before turning his gun on himself, he shot one student outside the school and another inside.
Additionally, Kelley claimed on Thursday that an “extremist network” radicalized Holly. She didn’t go into detail.
