Claire Davis, the 17-year-old who was shot in the head by a classmate at a Colorado high school earlier this month, died Saturday afternoon, hospital officials said.
"It is with heavy hearts that we share that at 4:29 p.m. this afternoon, Claire Davis passed away, with her family at her side," Littleton Adventist Hospital wrote on its Facebook page.
"Despite the best efforts of our physicians and nursing staff, and Claire's fighting spirit, her injuries were too severe and the most advanced medical treatments could not prevent this tragic loss of life."
Davis was shot at point-blank range Dec. 13 by Karl Halverson Pierson, 18, who moments later turned the gun on himself. Both were students at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo. Pierson reportedly had been searching for his debate coach when he entered the school with weapons including a 12-gauge shotgun, a machete and three incendiary devices.
"Although we have lost our precious daughter, we will always be grateful for the indelible journey she took us on over the last 17 years — we were truly blessed to be Claire's parents," the Davis family wrote in a statement to the Denver Post on Saturday evening.
"The grace, laughter and light she brought to this world will not be extinguished by her death; to the contrary, it will only get stronger."
Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said at a news conference last week that Davis had been in "the wrong place at the wrong time."
"She was an innocent victim of an evil act of violence," he said.
Since the shooting, the community has rallied around Davis, with Twitter users taking up the hashtag #PrayForClaire. About 500 students held a candlelight vigil last weekend for Davis outside the school, where they had inserted flowers into a chain-link fence to form the message "4 CLAIRE."
Some friends used social media to get the attention of boy band One Direction, reportedly one of Davis' favorite artists, using the hashtag #Get1DtoClaire.
The band sent a video message for Davis that was uploaded to YouTube on Thursday.
The announcement of Davis' death comes just days after students were allowed back on campus for the first time since the shooting to retrieve belongings.
According to the hospital's Facebook page, a public celebration of Claire's life will be announced later.
The hospital will continue to accept cards for the Davis family.
saba.hamedy@latimes.com
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