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13-Year-Old Boy Arrested In Thanksgiving Shooting At Denver High School

DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) - A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in a triple shooting that happened at a high school in Denver on Thanksgiving Day.

A woman and two boys were shot at Denver's Manual High School around noon on Thursday. One of those boys was shot multiple times and was in critical condition, according to the Denver Police Department.

The woman was shot in the leg and the other boy was shot in the arm.

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Denver police were called to the school at 1700 East 28th Avenue around noon on Thursday. The school is a few blocks northwest of Denver's City Park.

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Police said the three victims had been in a car parked outside the school.

A white sedan at the scene had multiple blue crime scene markers on top of it and around it.

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It's not clear what led up to the shooting.

Police asked the public for help locating the 13-year-old suspect, who was described as being 4-foot-10 and weighing 95 pounds.

Police said he should be considered armed and dangerous.

Police said he was taken into custody Sunday in Northeast Denver, police said on Twitter.

 

 

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