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Opening statements in STEM School shooting trial bring opposing views as to Ericksons involvement Defense argues he was manipulated; prosecutors say he was willing participant (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.) David Zalubowski/AP A light snow covers bouquets of flowers placed on the sign for STEM School Highlands Ranch following Tuesdays shooting, in Highlands Ranch, Colo., Thursday, May 9, 201...

A teen accused of killing a fellow student at his suburban Denver school in 2019 was manipulated by his co-defendant to participate in a plot for revenge against fellow students who bullied him for being transgender, defense lawyers told the jury during the opening of his trial.

FILE - In this May 8, 2019 file photo, a Douglas County, Colo., Sheriffs deputy walks past the doors of the STEM Highlands Ranch school in Highlands Ranch, Colo. A teen accused of killing a fellow student at his suburban Denver school in 2019 allegedly agreed to participate in the attack as long as it looked like he was pressured into participating. During the opening of Devon Ericksons trial on Thursday, May 27, 2021, a prosecutor also told jurors that the strategy unraveled afte...

Brendan Bialy was the first to testify about the May 2019 shooting at the Highlands Ranch, Colorado school that killed Kendrick Castillo.

Jury selection has been completed in Devon Erickson's trial, who is charged in the Highlands Ranch school shooting in 2019 that killed 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo.

A jury was seated Thursday afternoon in the trial for the second STEM School shooting suspect, who faces 48 total counts, including varying counts of first-degree murder.

Jury selected for trial of STEM School shooting suspect DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- The jury has been selected for one of the suspects involved in the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting. Opening statements began immediately. The youngest suspect, who was 16 at the time, pled guilty in February 2020 to 15 counts, including first-degree murder in the death of Kendrick Castillo. Alec McKinney was sentenced July 24, 2020, to life in prison plus 38 years. Thursday, the Office of the District...

Kendrick Castillo Erickson, who was 18 at the time of the shooting, pleaded not guilty in January 2020. His trial was originally scheduled for last year but it was delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He faces 46 counts including: Two counts of first-degree murder One count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder  31 counts of attempted first-degree murder Co-defendant Alec McKinney was sentenced to life in prison with parole plus 38 years in July 2020 after pleading guilty to 17 co...

A photograph of student Kendrick Castillo stands amid a display of tributes outside the STEM School Highlands Ranch a week after the attack on the school that left Castillo dead and others injured, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) David Zalubowski

David Zalubowski/AP Bouquet of flowers sit on the sign outside the STEM School Highlands Ranch late Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colo. Jury selection started today in the trial for one of the two alleged shooters in the 2019 attack at STEM School Highland Ranch.  Six hundred potential jurors have completed questionnaires, the first step in the process.  Devon Erickson’s trial is scheduled to run through late June. It has been delayed several times because of the pandemic. He�...