After this was accomplished, the district began the rebuilding of the organized Marine Corps Reserve. The district's initial mission was to take up on its rolls the thousands of Marine Reservists being demobilized after World War II. It was later moved to the Customs House in New Orleans, La., which became the district's first permanent headquarters. In 1945, the district's temporary headquarters was located aboard U.S. Associated Press writers Dan Elliott and Colleen Slevin in Denver and AP researchers Monika Mathur in Washington and Rhonda Shafner in New York contributed to this report.The 8th Marine Corps District was first known as the 8th Marine Corps Reserve District. It won't today and it won't tomorrow,' he said. 'Who we are is a kind, compassionate, caring people, and this does not define us. The attacks are 'aberrant acts' although they might seem otherwise to the rest of the world, he said. The two schools are separated by about 7 miles (11 kilometers) in adjacent communities south of Denver.ĭouglas County District Attorney George Brauchler said the community remains resilient in the face of multiple shootings, including Columbine, the 2012 theater shooting in the Denver suburb of Aurora and the 2013 shooting at Arapahoe High School. The Colorado attack unfolded came nearly three weeks after neighboring Littleton marked the anniversary of the Columbine attack that killed 13 people.

In that case as well, one of the fatalities was a student who charged the attacker. The shooting took place exactly a week after a gunman killed two students and wounded four at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. 'He said he'd just turned 18 and he owned rifles,' Dutton said. On Sunday, he spotted Erickson at a local light rail station and said he was shocked at how much his friend had changed.Įrickson wore all black and was significantly thinner and did not seem interested in talking. Josh Dutton, 18, said he was close friends with Erickson in middle school but had not seen him for four years while attending a different high school. Formal charges were expected to be filed by Friday.Ī message left at a phone number listed for Erickson's home was not immediately returned. The juvenile second attacker was due to appear before the judge immediately afterward. His black hair, streaked with purple dye, covered his face. Never said a mean joke.'īoth suspects were students at the school, and they were not previously known to authorities, Spurlock said.Įrickson made his first court appearance Wednesday and kept his head down. 'He was honestly the sweetest kid I ever met. He made a point of always joining his father at Knights of Columbus fundraisers and bingo nights.

That's exactly who Kendrick was,' said Rachel Short, president of the company, Baccara.Ĭecilia Bedard, 19, had known Castillo since elementary school and said he was always friendly, modest and excited to help people. To find he went down as a hero, I'm not surprised. He worked part-time at a local manufacturing company that had offered him a job after an internship because he was such a standout employee. But investigators offered no immediate motive.Ĭastillo sprang into action against the shooter 'and immediately was on top of him with complete disregard for his own safety,' said Bialy, a close friend.Ī member of the school's robotics club and a relentless tinkerer, Castillo had an infectious smile and gentle sense of humor, according to friends. They allegedly walked into the STEM School Highlands Ranch through an entrance without metal detectors and opened fire in two classrooms.īecause the attack happened only miles from Columbine High School and just weeks after the shooting's 20th anniversary, questions quickly arose about whether it was inspired by the 1999 massacre.

The attackers were identified by law enforcement officials as 18-year-old Devon Erickson and a younger student who is a juvenile. 'We're going to hear about very heroic things that have taken place at the school,' Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said Wednesday. Authorities said these acts of bravery helped minimize the bloodshed from the attack, which also wounded eight people.

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