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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 Attorney, 18th Judicial District, confirmed a jury was selected for Devon Erickson's murder trial, ...
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 counts related to the crime, including 14 felonies. Because he was a juvenile at the time of the sho...
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’s been in custody since being arrested on the day of the shooting, May 7, 2019. The 20-year-old fa...