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Authorities in Colorado on Thursday, September 11, named the 16-year-old student suspected of shooting two other students at Evergreen High School on Wednesday, September 10. The suspect, Desmond Holly, did of self-inflicted injuries on Wednesday night after he opened fire on the school grounds that day, according to the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office. He was radicalized by some extremist network, a spokeswoman for the Sheriffs Office, Jacki Kelley, told reporters at a news briefing outside the school in Evergreen, Colorado. She did not describe the network, saying only that we want to at least give you that much about, maybe, the mind set for him. He rode the bus to the school Wednesday morning, according to authorities. According to the authorities, Desmond Holly opened fire around 12:30 p.m. local time, using a revolver handgun and firing repeatedly.  Mr. Holly brought quite a bit of ammunition with him and he continued to reload, Ms. Kelley said.  Holly did later that night at the hospital of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities still dont know how Holly obtained the gun, but say his family is cooperating with the investigation. As of Thursday morning, Jefferson County Sheriffs Office received a warrant for Hollys phone, locker, and his familys home.  While it is still unclear whether the victims were targeted, Kelley told reporters Thursday morning that Hollys attack appears to be both random and targeted, based on the number of rounds he fired.   Two of the victims were sent to St. Anthony Hospital; one is in critical condition. None of the victims have been released from the hospital, the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office said.  I cant praise the staff and students enough for doing what they learned, Kelley said. Weve had our fair share of school shootings in JeffCo… They locked down and we know that it saved lives.The post Colorado school shooter identified as 16-year-old Desmond Holly appeared first on Time.com.ng.