September 11, 1981 april 20, 1999 were an american mass murder duo who killed. Over the course of minutes, they would kill twelve students and a teacher and wound twentyfour others before taking their own lives. Two senior students, eric harris and dylan klebold, murdered a. July 20, 2012 there was a sense of inevitability about comparisons to the 1999 massacre at columbine high school that circulated as news spread friday morning of.
Columbine high school shootings, massacre that occurred on april 20, 1999, at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, leaving 15 dead, including the two students responsible for the attack. Twentyone additional people were injured by gunshots and gunfire. The columbine shooting on april 20, 1999 at columbine high school in. It is an examination of the columbine high school massacre, on april 20, 1999, and the perpetrators eric harris and dylan klebold. Apr 17, 2019 four columbine high school teachers were at the school on april 20, 1999. It was an ordinary morning of a day that would become anything but ordinary in jefferson county for the students of littletons columbine high school. Apr 20, 2017 via on this day in 1999, two teenage gunmen kill people in a shooting spree at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, south of denver. Columbine high school reopened in the fall of 1999, but the massacre left behind an unmistakable scar on the littleton community. On april 20, 1999, two armed students opened fire on faculty and classmates at columbine high school in the denver, colorado suburb of littleton. I spent much of april 20, 1999, reporting from robert f. The acclaimed new york times bestseller by sue klebold, mother of one of the columbine shooters, about living in the aftermath of columbine on april 20, 1999, eric harris and dylan klebold walked into columbine high school in littleton, colorado. Yet whats amazing is how much of cullens book still comes as a surprise.
Rodolfo gonzalesap other misconceptions were easier to dispel. Two senior students, eric harris and dylan klebold, murdered a total of 12 students and one teacher. Columbine high school was the site of one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern united states history. Dylan bennet klebold september 11, 1981 april 20, 1999 was an american high school senior who, along with friend eric harris, committed the columbine high school massacre. Her parents later wrote a book titled she said yes, honoring their. The massacre made headlines both nationally and internationally, making columbine a household name. Two senior students, eric harris and dylan klebold, embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and one teacher. Dec 12, 2017 watch columbine high school massacre 20 april 1999 alex goldie on dailymotion. There were no tears, just blank affects and vacant stares. Columbine principal, haunted by 20yearold massacre. See more ideas about columbine high school massacre, school shootings and natural born killers. I felt extremely emotional creating this video on the.
That day, eric harris and dylan klebold killed twelve fellow. In this remarkable account of the april 20, 1999, columbine high school shooting, journalist cullen not only dispels several of the prevailing myths about the. On april 20, 1999, after more than a year of planning, two teenagers wearing trench coats went into columbine high school in littleton, colo. Eric david harris april 9, 1981 april 20, 1999 and dylan bennet klebold. Littleton residents gather at the clemment park memorial on apr.
It was reported that bernall had been asked whether or not she believed in god, and she said yes, before being shot during the massacre. It was reported that bernall had been asked whether or not she believed in god, and she said yes, before being. The perpetrators, senior students eric harris and dylan klebold, murdered 12 students and one teacher. Eric harris and dylan klebold skipped their first class of the day. In the future, massacre at school columbine moved into it. Clement park, next to columbine high school, and remember well the chaos and anguish. On april 20, 1999, in the small, suburban town of littleton, colorado, two high school seniors, dylan klebold and eric harris, launched an allout assault on columbine high school during the middle of the school day. Eric harris and dylan klebold kill people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at columbine high school in jefferson county, colorado. Ten students were killed in the school library, where the pair subsequently committed suicide. Massacre at columbine school april 20, 1999 eric harris, dylan klibold, the list of the dead and wounded. Students are led from columbine high school on 20 april 1999.
Columbine high school massacre columbine wiki fandom. September 11, 1981 april 20, 1999 were an american mass murder duo who killed people and wounded 24 others on april 20, 1999, at columbine high school in columbine, colorado. Ann kechter talks with the media as her husband, joe, looks on in littleton, colo. Had the massacre gone as planned, it would most likely have killed more than 500 people, yielding far. Columbine principal, haunted by 20yearold massacre, still. Apr 20, 2011 columbine high school reopened in the fall of 1999, but the massacre left behind an unmistakable scar on the littleton community. Their teacher, kristine macauley said that klebold and harris were on a team. The police file on eric harris went mysteriously missing. List of books and articles about columbine shootings online. Time the definitive account, of the tragedy will likely be dave cullens columbine, a nonfiction book that has the pacing of an action movie and the complexity of a shakespearean drama. The april 20, 1999 massacre at columbine high school in colorado is among the most infamous of crimes perpetrated in an american school. Apr 20, 2016 april 20, 1999 columbine high school massacre. On april 20, 1999, two students at columbine high school in littleton, colorado shot and killed twelve students, one teacher and wounded twenty others before.
Apr, 2020 columbine high school shootings, massacre that occurred on april 20, 1999, at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, leaving 15 dead, including the two students responsible for the attack. On april 20, 1999, two high school students walked into their colorado high school, planted bombs and opened fire on their classmates, killing 12 teenagers and one teacher and wounding over 20. The april 20, 1999, columbine shooting, which killed, shocked the nation. The columbine shooting on april 20, 1999 at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, occurred when two teens went on a shooting spree, killing people and wounding more than 20 others. It was one of the deadliest school shooting incidents in american history.
Columbine high school massacre 1999 the burning platform. Columbine is a nonfiction book that chronicles and analyzes the mass shooting at colorados columbine high school on april 20th, 1999. The columbine shooting on april 20, 1999 at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, occurred when two teens went on a. Apr 20, 2004 littleton residents gather at the clemment park memorial on apr. Via on this day in 1999, two teenage gunmen kill people in a shooting spree at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, south of denver. Columbine high school massacre 20 april 1999 alex goldie. Four columbine high school teachers were students the day of. The full facts of what happened and what caused the columbine high school massacre were not released until 2006, long after the public had moved on. The pair killed people and injured 24 others before dying of selfinflicted gunshot wounds to the head feet away from ten of their victims. The columbine shooting on april 20, 1999 at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, occurred when two teens went on a shooting spree, killing people and.
Cassie rene bernall november 6, 1981 april 20, 1999 was a student killed in the columbine high school massacre, where 11 more students and a teacher were killed by eric harris and dylan klebold, who then committed suicide. On april 20th, 1999, two students of columbine high arrived at their school for. Apr 16, 2020 on april 20, 1999, two teenage gunmen kill people in a shooting spree at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, south of denver. On april 20, 1999, two teenage gunmen kill people in a shooting spree at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, south of denver. Feb 14, 2016 students are led from columbine high school on 20 april 1999. Apr 17, 2019 on april 20, 1999, two armed students opened fire on faculty and classmates at columbine high school in the denver, colorado suburb of littleton. Eric is presented as a psychopath and the obvious alpha, while dylan was depressed, possibly bipolar, and unsure if he wanted to go though with. The archers entered the building from the emergency entrance. Who owns the tragedy of the april 20, 1999, shootings at columbine high school. The shootings occurred on april 20, 1999, when senior students eric harris and dylan klebold killed twelve students and a teacher, and wounded 24 others, before they both committed suicide. The shooters, dylan and eric harris are both explained in detail.
Four columbine high school teachers were students the day. Massacre at columbine school april 20, 1999 eric harris. As the book gets into the details of the massacre before, during, and after, it is. Apr 06, 2009 who owns the tragedy of the april 20, 1999, shootings at columbine high school. On april 20, 1999, eric harris and dylan klebold walked into columbine high school in littleton, colorado. On april 20, 1999, in the small, suburban town of littleton, colorado, two highschool seniors, dylan klebold and eric harris, launched an allout assault on columbine high school during the middle of the school day. The perpetrators rank among the most evil people in history. Three teenagers consoling each other at a vigil service in denver to honour. Frank deangelis, columbine high school principal at the time of the 1999 school shooting, listens during a news conference after an armed woman infatuated with the columbine massacre was found dead, according to officials, days ahead of the school shootings 20th anniversary, in golden, colorado, u.
Debunking the myths around columbine high school shooting. On this day in 1999, two teenage gunmen kill people in a shooting spree at columbine high school in littleton, colorado, south of denver. Established 42199, this is the first and most thorough reference about the columbine tragedy. The columbine highschool massacre violent crimes book 2. Apr 20, 2019 the april 20, 1999, columbine shooting, which killed, shocked the nation. On april 20, 1999, two colorado high school students alleged to have been the victims of bullies went on a murderous rampage at their own school, killing and wounding 24. Mark manes, the young man who sold a gun to harris and bought him 100 rounds of ammunition the day before the murders, was sentenced to six years in prison. The pair killed people and injured 24 others before dying of selfinflicted gunshot wounds to. It is an examination of the columbine high school massacre, on april 20, 1999. The columbine high school shooting, april 20, 1999 colorado.
Dave cullen, who raises that very question in his new book on the. The columbine massacre school shooting, april 20, 1999. The columbine high school massacre was a school shooting which occurred on april 20, 1999, at columbine high school in columbine, an unincorporated area of jefferson county in the state of colorado. The columbine high school shooting, april 20, 1999. See more ideas about high school, school shootings and columbine high school massacre. By then, the popular beliefs about what had happened on april 20, 1999 were seared into the collective consciousness.
Two teenagers spent more than a year planning the massacre at their high school. There are a few little voice stutters during this video. In addition to the shootings, the complex and highly planned attack involved a fire bomb to divert firefighters, propane tanks converted to bombs placed in the cafeteria, 99 explosive devices, and. One of the stories that took hold about the klebolds after. Columbine high school massacre nations wiki fandom. Columbine high school massacre 20 april 1999 video. Nothing, though, scared me more than the morning of april 21. See more ideas about columbine high school massacre, school shootings and. On april 20, 1999, a school shooting and attempted bombing occurred at columbine high school in columbine, colorado, united states. The columbine high school massacre occurred on tuesday, april 20, 1999, at columbine high school in columbine, an unincorporated area of jefferson county, colorado, united states, near denver and littleton.
This day in history columbine high school massacre 1999. Information and photos about gunmen eric harris and dylan klebold, the victims, the school, and more. The actual events of april 20, 1999, are exactly as appalling as youd expect, and cullen doesnt spare us a second of them. On april 20, 1999, two colorado teenagers went on a shooting rampage at columbine high school. Heres what has and hasnt changed in school shootings in the 20 years since. Dave cullen, who raises that very question in his new book on the subject, columbine, has an answer. So three friends were seriously injured, who decided that high school students just played them. The kechters son, matthew, was slain in the columbine high school massacre april 20, 1999. Apr 17, 2019 frank deangelis, columbine high school principal at the time of the 1999 school shooting, listens during a news conference after an armed woman infatuated with the columbine massacre was found dead, according to officials, days ahead of the school shootings 20th anniversary, in golden, colorado, u. Columbine is a nonfiction book written by dave cullen and published by twelve hachette book group on april 6, 2009. Four columbine high school teachers were at the school on april 20, 1999. Apr 19, 2018 on april 20, 1999, after more than a year of planning, two teenagers wearing trench coats went into columbine high school in littleton, colo.