The student who was killed in the attack at a Colorado charter school has been identified as 18-year-old Kendrick Castillo, according to a report.

Castillo’s father told NBC News that his son lost his life in the attack.

The family declined to be interviewed Tuesday night, but a correspondent for Telemundo reported in Spanish that the young man “died as a hero, faced the gunmen … seeking to save the lives of his companions.”

One of the suspected shooters was identified by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office as Devon Erickson, 18. The other, a juvenile male, has not yet been identified.

The White House said in a statement that it was in contact with law enforcement.

“Our prayers are with the victims, family members, and all those affected by today’s shooting at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Littleton, Colorado,” the statement said.

“Tragically, this community and those surrounding it know all too well these hateful and horrible acts of violence,” it added.

Rocco DeChalk, who lives near the school, heard students running past his house during Tuesday’s attack.

“I saw all of them running, so I thought it was a gym class at first,” he said, according to NBC News. “But then I saw there were so many of them.”

After going outside, he saw a boy had been shot in the back, with a teacher and a friend applying pressure to a bullet wound.

They called 911 and were told to take cover, so they helped the victim into DeChalk’s kitchen.

DeChalk flagged down a passing cop, who then caught the attention of an ambulance, which rushed the boy to a hospital.

“He made a comment, ‘Oh, I’m starting to feel it now,'” DeChalk said. “I told him that was probably the adrenaline kicking in and he was going into shock.”

Nyki Giasolli said her daughter, Kamananui, was in class when the shooting erupted.

“She said that two of her classmates took the shooters down, and she was able to escape,” Giasolli told KUSA.