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STEM School shooting suspects' court proceedings delayed due to COVID-19

Alec McKinney and his co-defendant, Devon Erickson, are accused in the shooting that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo — Court proceedings for the two STEM School shooting suspects have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sentencing for Alec McKinney, originally scheduled for May 18, has been continued, and the trial for Devon Erickson is now scheduled to begin in September. 

> Video above is about the STEM Center for Strength, a new facility that offers help to those impacted by the shooting.

McKinney, the 16-year-old student who was charged as an adult in connection with the deadly May 2019 shooting, pleaded guilty in February to 17 charges:

  • First-degree murder for the death of Kendrick Castillo
  • Conspiracy to commit first-degree murder after deliberation
  • Six counts of attempted murder after deliberation
  • Attempted murder extreme indifference 
  • Second-degree assault 
  • Conspiracy to commit arson
  • Conspiracy to commit burglary
  • Conspiracy to commit criminal mischief
  • Possession of a weapon on school grounds
  • Possession of a handgun by a juvenile
  • Two crime-of-violence sentence enhancers

RELATED: 'Nobody is a winner out of this': Younger STEM School shooting suspect pleads guilty to 17 counts

McKinney and his co-defendant, Erickson, are accused in the shooting at the HIghlands Ranch school that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo. Castillo is lauded as a hero for joining other classmates to rush one of the two gunmen.

RELATED: 'We need to be more like him': Kendrick Castillo remembered as selfless, tenacious at celebration of life service

On Jan. 2, Erickson, now 19,  pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against him. The next date in Erickson's case is a motions hearing on Aug. 17 at 9 a.m.

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