600+ Page Report Released on Evergreen High School Shooting—So Where Is It?

By now, most people have already moved on from what happened at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, Colorado. That’s not surprising because it happened on the same day as another, louder national headline. The shooting at Evergreen got buried immediately. Still, the basics haven’t changed. On September 10th, 2025, 16-year-old Desmond Holly walked into the school with a revolver, shot two classmates, and then killed himself. One of those victims, Matthew Silverstone, barely survived and is still paying the price.

At the time, I said this didn’t look random or impulsive. It looked like another copycat, another kid pulled into the orbit of Columbine mythology and the online cesspools that keep it alive. That hasn’t changed either. Everything that’s come out about the shooting since then only reinforces that opinion. The extremist posts, the Columbine obsession, the gore forums, and the Nazi garbage. This wasn’t a mystery motive waiting to be uncovered. It was a pattern we’ve seen over and over again.

And again, there’s the gun. Back then, I said since the gun was a revolver, it was probably “Grandpa’s gun,” something pulled from inside the home. That turned out to be about as close to the truth as you can get without being in the room. Investigators said it was essentially a family heirloom, stored in a safe. Once again, a gun that was supposedly kept secure in a safe managed to find its way into the hands of a 16-year-old. The same 16-year-old who was openly posting pictures of the weapon online then loaded it and brought it to school without anyone stopping him. No charges are being filed against the family since the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said there ‘wasn’t enough evidence.’ Case closed.

The latest development is that the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says it has released a massive report on the shooting with more than 600 pages of interviews, evidence, and officer accounts. This is supposed to be the full picture, the definitive version of what happened that day.

Some of what’s in there isn’t new, just more detailed. Deputies describe finding Nazi imagery, antisemitic writings, and weapons in his room, including a knife with a Nazi eagle on it. Friends told investigators he was racist and obsessed with past shootings. One student said he had been researching guns on a school computer years earlier, and nothing came of it. A teacher overheard conversations about school shootings before the attack, and, again, nothing came of it. His sister said she was worried about him as he withdrew and spent more time alone. Those warning signs were there, stacked on top of each other, and still nobody intervened in a way that mattered.

The timeline of the shooting itself fills in some of the gaps. Witnesses described him moving through the school, firing, reloading, and even smiling at students before shooting. One deputy arrived to find him standing over a wounded student at an intersection outside. The officer tried to talk him down. Holly said he would put the gun down, then turned and shot himself instead.

Another piece that keeps coming up is the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They had been tipped off months earlier, reportedly by the Anti-Defamation League, about threatening online activity tied to the shooter. An assessment was opened. Nothing came of it in time. By the time they had information that could have connected the dots, it was already too late. That thread runs straight through this case from beginning to end.

Now, the sheriff’s office says this report has been publicly released. Media outlets clearly have it since they’re quoting from it while combing through it page by page.

So where is it?

If this is a publicly released report, why can’t the public actually access it? As of the time I’m writing this, 11:00 PM CDT, there’s nothing on the sheriff’s office website pointing to a download, a document portal, an obvious link, or anything. The public gets summaries and press coverage while the full record sits somewhere out of reach unless you’re in the media or filing paperwork to get it.

As I’ve mentioned before, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has a long, ugly history when it comes to transparency, going all the way back to Columbine. That case was riddled with withheld information, delayed disclosures, and families fighting for years to get the full story. So when they say a report is ‘released’ but the public can’t easily see it, people are going to notice.

Maybe the full document will show up tomorrow. Maybe it’s buried somewhere behind a records request form. Or maybe this is just how it works now. The official version is technically public but not really accessible, while everyone else is left piecing it together through secondhand accounts.

Meanwhile, the core facts haven’t changed. A radicalized teenager got a gun from inside his home, walked into a school, and shot his classmates. The warning signs were there, but the intervention wasn’t, while the adults closest to the gun face no consequences.

Now we have a 600-plus-page report that supposedly explains everything.

And the public still can’t read it.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

(Sources)

UPDATE 4/24/2026: As I was writing this post last night, I emailed the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office asking for a copy of the report.

They responded this morning with a link to their records request form. I filled out a request, but the report may cost me money. The instructions weren’t exactly clear.

While the report is technically publicly available in theory, this still isn’t what I would call transparent.

UPDATE II 4/24/2026: The report cost me $3. Not unreasonable, but I’m currently in a pinch-every-penny situation. So unless you don’t want to see me have to ration my meds, please consider a one-time donation or subscription.

But, anyway, while the report is relatively accessible, the process to get it is more than a little awkward. And again, not the most transparent process in the world.

I was going to post the whole PDF here, but there are too many names listed in the report, and I would feel uncomfortable posting it.