Shooting victim at Colorado middle school is recovering

FromThe Denver Post: The 14-year-old boy wounded in a shooting at Deer Creek Middle School in Jefferson County, Colo., was recovering, and authorities were plunging deeper into the motives of the troubled drifter they say is responsible for shooting that teen and one other. Matthew Thieu, who suffered rib and lung injuries in the shooting, was upgraded from critical to fair condition at Children's Hospital in Aurora. The second student injured in the shooting, 13-year-old Reagan Weber, relaxed with friends at home Wednesday while wearing a bulky bandage on her right arm, which was injured by bullet fragments. School staffers credited extensive emergency drills — something that has become standard for teachers and administrators since the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School — for quickening their response to the violence. EARLIER...from The Denver Post: Two students were shot, one critically, Tuesday afternoon at the Deer Creek Middle School in Jefferson County, Colo. The alleged gunman was Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood, 32. He was held on two counts of attempted murder. The two injured teenagers were identified as Matt Thieu and Reagan Weber. Matt was in critical condition late Tuesday night. Reagan was treated at a hospital and released. ALSO: Math teacher David Benke helped stop the shooter outside the middle school. Benke was hailed as a hero for approaching and tackling the gunman.