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May 16, 2019

HOW TO HELP Learn ways to donate to victims of the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting P5

DOUGLAS COUNTY, COLORADO

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STEM SCHOOL SHOOTING DISPUTE OVER SRO CONTRACT

Learn why STEM School Highlands Ranch switched to a private security firm P3

On Mother’s Day, friends of Kendrick Castillo add to a makeshift shrine in his parent’s dining room. Castillo was killed in a shooting at STEM High School on May 7. ALEX DEWIND

‘He was the perfect son’ Kendrick Castillo’s parents want the world to remember their son as someone special BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Kendrick Castillo’s parents share photos of his last prom at STEM School Highlands Ranch. Castillo, who people describe as a mentor and friend to all, was killed in a school shooting on May 7. COURTESY PHOTO

On her first Mother’s Day without her only child, Maria Castillo mustered the strength to get out of bed and into the shower, where she wept. In the kitchen, eight teenage boys and girls, friends of her son, cooked her breakfast. They added items to a bench, a makeshift shrine, with a few

of her son’s favorite things: Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” and Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree.” A pair of lab safety glasses. A pocket-sized, darkgreen Jeep — the same color and model as the one parked in the driveway. “He was the perfect son,” said Maria, a small woman with a gentle smile. “He told me everything. He was my baby.” Four days earlier, Maria and her husband John had lost their 18-yearold son, Kendrick Castillo, the sole fatality in the May 7 school shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch. Eight other students were injured in the attack. The two suspects are in custody. SEE CASTILLO, P6

QUEST FOR HEALING

Community gathers to grieve, support one another P8

COMMISSIONERS EYE FUNDING Board may approve $10 million for school safety. Go to castlerocknewspress.net for the full story.

THE BOTTOM LINE PERIODICAL

“What I saw yesterday was the absolute best of people. I got to see two heroes, two regular high school kids … jump into action Brendan Bialy, one of three STEM students without any hesitation.” who helped stop one of the shooting suspects | Page 7 INSIDE

VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 26 | SPORTS: PAGE 28

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