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Kendrick Castillo’s parents ask judge to release information about STEM School shooting — including alleged warning signs

Castillos’ attorney says information learned during lawsuit proves one of shooters was “a walking red flag”

Desiree Davis, right, and her husband Michael, left, comfort John Castillo during a break at a Douglas County civil court hearing on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Maria and John Castillo, whose 18-year-old son Kendrick was killed in the 2019 shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch, sued the school under Colorado's Claire Davis School Safety Act, and now are seeking the public release of information they learned during the discovery process. The Claire Davis Act, named for Desiree and Michael's daughter who was killed by a school shooting in 2013, allows parents to sue if a school fails to provide “reasonable care” to protect students and employees from violence that is considered “reasonably foreseeable.” (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Desiree Davis, right, and her husband Michael, left, comfort John Castillo during a break in a Douglas County court hearing Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Maria and John Castillo, whose 18-year-old son Kendrick was killed in the 2019 shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch, sued the school under Colorado’s Claire Davis School Safety Act, and now are seeking the public release of information they learned during the discovery process. The Claire Davis Act, named for Desiree and Michael’s daughter, who was killed in a school shooting in 2013, allows parents to sue if a school fails to provide “reasonable care” to protect students and employees from violence that is considered “reasonably foreseeable.” (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 03: Denver Post reporter Jessica Seaman. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
By | jseaman@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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John and Maria Castillo said in court Wednesday that they have learned more about the May 7, 2019, shooting that took their son's life, and want that information released so it can be used to improve school safety.
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