While Harris was walking away, Klebold said, "One more thing!," then picked up the chair beside the library counter under which Patti Nielson was hiding, and slammed the chair down on top of the computer terminal and library counter.Klebold joined Harris at the library entrance.
The two walked out of the library at 11:36. They would also be able to stab or toss bombs. Go!"
I'll help you," then shot Kirklin in the face with his shotgun. The median age was 39 years. According to witnesses, they taunted Shoels for a few seconds, making derogatory racial comments. In September 1999, a Jeffco investigator failed to find the documents during a secret search of the county's computer system. The bomb detonated inside the trailer but no one was injured.The bomb squad disrupted the car bomb. They feared they had used their pipe bombs to At 10:40 p.m., a member of the bomb squad, who was attempting to dispose of an un-detonated pipe bomb, accidentally lit a striking match attached to the bomb by brushing it against the wall of the ordnance disposal trailer. Harris sat down with his back to a bookshelf and fired his shotgun through the Meanwhile, families of students and staff were asked to gather at nearby Patrick Ireland had regained and lost consciousness several times after being shot by Klebold. Get out of here. Nobody was injured in the exchange.By 12:08, both gunmen had killed themselves. Officials speculated that Klebold went to check on the Meanwhile, art teacher Patti Nielson was inside the school; she had noticed the commotion and walked toward the west entrance with student Brian Anderson. History. Law enforcement officers fired 141 rounds during exchanges of gunfire with the shooters.On Tuesday morning, April 20, 1999, Harris and Klebold placed two duffel bags in the cafeteria. "He turned and threw a "cricket" at the table where Hall, Steepleton, and Ireland were located. Harris had one in a sheath taped to his ankle. Patti Nielson in the library called 9-1-1, telling her story and urging students in the library to take cover beneath desks. Harris went on: "Brooks, I like you now. The students figured they were The shooters turned and began firing west in the direction of five students sitting on the grassy hillside adjacent to the steps and opposite the west entrance of the school:Klebold walked down the steps toward the cafeteria. Some schools implemented the numbering of school doors in order to improve public safety response. Had she not been evacuated at this point, Ruegsegger would likely have bled to death from her injuries.After leaving the library, Harris and Klebold entered the science area, where they caused a fire in an empty storage closet. Student Evan Todd had been standing near a pillar when the shooters entered the library and had just taken cover behind a The shooters walked into the library, towards the two rows of computers. April 1999 an der Columbine High School in Columbine, einem nahe Littleton gelegenen Vorort von Denver im US-Bundesstaat Colorado.Bei dem Amoklauf erschossen zwei Abschlussklässler innerhalb einer knappen Stunde zwölf Schüler im Alter von 14 bis 18 Jahren, einen Lehrer und sich selbst. Go home." Eventually bombs set in their cars in the parking lot would also detonate, killing more students as well as possibly any police officers, paramedics, firemen, or reporters who had come to the school.Several official sources claim they planned to shoot the fleeing survivors from the parking lot, but moved to the staircase on the hill at the west side of the school when the bombs failed.A total of 188 rounds of ammunition were fired by the perpetrators during the massacre.
Several schools throughout the country resorted to requiring students to wear computer-generated IDs.Schools also adopted a zero tolerance approach to possession of weapons and threatening behavior by students.Some schools renewed existing anti-bullying policies.Police departments reassessed their tactics and now train for Columbine-like situations after criticism over the slow response and progress of the SWAT teams during the shooting.Police followed a traditional tactic at Columbine: surround the building, set up a perimeter, and contain the damage.
For the 1927 labor violence, see Eric Harris (left) and Dylan Klebold in the cafeteria, 8–11 minutes before their suicides
As was typical in the 1990s, they wore them backwards. In the journals, the pair would eventually document their arsenal and plan of attack.Shortly after the court hearing for the van break-in, Harris reverted his website back to just posting user-created levels of Klebold had already been writing down his thoughts since March 1997.
Nielson had intended to walk outside to tell the two students to "Knock it off,"At 11:22 a.m., a custodian called Deputy Neil Gardner, the assigned resource officer to Columbine, on the school radio, requesting assistance in the senior parking lot. Once inside, at 12:02, police were shot at again through the library windows and returned fire. The Columbine High School massacre was a school shooting and attempted bombing that occurred on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, United States. It landed on Steepleton's thigh; Hall quickly noticed it and tossed it behind them, and it exploded in mid-air. Had these bombs exploded with full power, they could have killed or severely wounded all of the 488 students in the cafeteria, and possibly made the ceiling collapse by destroying the pillars holding it up, dropping the library into the cafeteria.A witness reported hearing "Go! By 11:30 a.m., a spokesman of the sheriff declared the investigation underway. Brown, feeling uneasy, and already prepared to skip his next class, walked away down South Pierce Street.Meanwhile, Harris and Klebold armed themselves, using straps and webbing to conceal weapons beneath black The cafeteria bombs failed to detonate. Behind the table, a 16-year-old girl named Kelly Fleming had, like Bree Pasquale, sat next to the table rather than beneath it due to a lack of space. Its population exceeded 20,000 for the first time as of 1980.