EVERGREEN, Colo. (KDVR) — Residents in the small community of Evergreen remain in shock after a deadly shooting at Evergreen High School on Wednesday.

Many gathered at familiar places along the town’s main street to show each other support.

“Some people might say there's not a safe place to live in America,” Kevin Shepard told FOX31.

Shepard, a former Western Slope school teacher, tells FOX31 that students deserve a chance to learn in a safe environment.

“You feel like living in a small mountain town outside of Denver, the city here that, like you kind of can avoid violence and things like that, but it's really we have such a crisis of mental health among our young people,” Shepard said.

Many are shocked by the realization that a school shooting could happen in their small, peaceful m

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