Deer Creek Middle School - 1982 Shooting

1982 Shooting

1982 Deer Creek Middle School shooting
Location Littleton, Colorado, United States
Date April 7, 1982 (MST)
Attack type School shooting
Weapon(s) .38 pistol
Deaths 1
Injured 0
Perpetrators Jason Rocha

The 1982 shooting occurred on April 7, 1982. The gunman, 14-year-old Jason Rocha, was a student at Deer Creek Middle School. Rocha shot and killed 13 year-old Scott Darwin Michael.

Rocha was charged as an adult and sentenced to 12 years in prison. He served his time in a CAT (Closed Adolescent Treatment) facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The CAT program was the subject of some media scrutiny, with Rocha and other "All-American Boys" involved in such violent crimes.

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