STEM Shooters Charged

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The two teens involved in the STEM shooting were both charged today with 48 counts, including murder, according to NBC.

Originally, the courts were debating about whether 16-year-old suspect Alec McKinney should be tried as an adult. It has been determined that he is being tried as an adult instead of a minor along with 18-year-old Devon Erickson.

Yesterday, we reported that Erickson expressed pro-queer sentiment on his Facebook in the past and has his hair died pink, but as yet, there is no concrete evidence linking him to a queer identity. McKinney is a trans man.

According to court records, in addition to multiple counts of first-degree murder and attempted murder, the two were charged with arson, burglary, possessing a handgun, theft between $2,000 to $5,000, possessing a weapon on school grounds, criminal mischief, interference with school, reckless endangerment, violent crime causing death, and violent crime with a weapon.

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Addison Herron-Wheeler

Addison Herron-Wheeler is OUT FRONT's co-publisher and editor-in-chief and friend to dogs everywhere. She enjoys long walks in the darkness away from any sources of sunlight, rainy days, and painfully dry comedy. She also covers cannabis and heavy metal, and is author of Wicked Woman: Women in Metal from the 1960s to Now and Respirator, a short story collection.