Colorado High School Shooter's Online Activity Indicates Radicalization and Extremist Influence
TL;DR
Desmond Holly, a 16-year-old who shot at Evergreen High School, was deeply influenced by online extremist content, white supremacist symbolism, and previous mass shooters, with his online activity revealing a pattern of radicalization and fascination with violence, which aligns with recent findings by the ADL on similar cases.
- Evergreen High School Shooter’s Online Activity Reveals Fascination with Mass Shootings, White Supremacy Anti-Defamation League
- Denver-area high school shooting suspect was ‘radicalized,’ officials say CNN
- Witness to Evergreen school shooting in Colorado says he saw shooter holding student "by the neck" CBS News
- Student Who Shot 2 Others at Colorado School Was ‘Radicalized,’ Officials Say The New York Times
- Police say ‘extremist network’ may have influenced Colorado high school shooter MSNBC News
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