Arapahoe High gunman held strong political beliefs, classmates said
The teenage gunman who entered Arapahoe High School Friday afternoon and shot two fellow students with a shotgun was outspoken about politics, a gifted debater and may have been bullied for his beliefs, according to students who knew him.
While he was identified by classmates, law enforcement officials were not releasing the name of the gunman, who took his own life.
"He had very strong beliefs about gun laws and stuff," said junior Abbey Skoda, who was in a class with the alleged shooter her freshman year. "I also heard he was bullied a lot."
Sheriff Grayson Robinson said his department was investigating reports that the gunman was seeking to settle a score with a teacher following a confrontation.
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The gunman's parents divorced in late 2011, according to court records. The divorce was finalized in August 2012.
Thomas Conrad, who had an economics class with the gunman, described him as a very opinionated Socialist.
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Carl Schmidt and Brendon Mendelson, both seniors at Arapahoe High, knew the gunman. They said he had political views that were "outside the mainstream," but they did not elaborate.
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The media) want Karl Pierson to be some sort of conservative kid who had racist views, and loved his parents guns."
