Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said the body was discovered Wednesday not far from the student's car in a remote mountain area about 50 miles southwest of Denver, near the small town of Bailey, in Park County, the Associated Press reported.&nbsp;

The town had been ordered to shelter in place while officers from a number of agencies including the FBI combed the forest.

<i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.&nbsp;</i>

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A Colorado coroner confirmed a body found in the Denver woods was that of an East High School student accused of shooting two administrators.

Denver high school shooting: 17-year-old gunman found dead in woods, coroner's office says

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