Denver police search for student accused of shooting two faculty members

A wanted bulletin released by Denver police included a mugshot of a 17-year-old student identified by police as 17-year-old Austin Lyle sought in the school shooting in Denver, Colorado, March 22, 2023. Denver Police/Handout via REUTERS

DENVER (Reuters) - Police were searching on Wednesday for a Denver high school student who shot and wounded two faculty members as they were patting him down for weapons as part of a "safety plan" devised for the youth based on previous behavioral issues, officials said.

The East High School student, identified by police as 17-year-old Austin Lyle, fled the shooting scene on foot immediately after Wednesday's violence, which unfolded just before 10 a.m. local time (1600 GMT).