Authorities are investigating the death of the suspected Denver high school shooter as a suicide after he was found dead in the woods, near his car.
The manhunt for 17-year-old Austin Lyle came to a tragic end Wednesday at around 9 p.m. when his 2005 red Volvo XC 90 was located in a mountain area southwest of Denver. His body was lying next to the car.
Lyle was identified as the gunman who shot two school administrators at East High School during a routine weapon check.
The teen was allegedly caught in possession of a ghost gun and high-capacity magazine on school premises two years ago and was required to undergo a weapon check each day before joining the class.
The incident and subsequent manhunt terrorized the community and following Lyle's death, Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw announced that all shelter-in-place orders were lifted.
“They should be relieved that we came up here and solved the problem. Be comfortable and know that everything is closed up,” he said.
