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Tragedy at Columbine
On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, two Columbine High School students shot and killed 12 of their classmates and one teacher - the largest school shooting in U.S. history. The Denver Rocky Mountain News recounts the horror of that incident, and the community's attempt to answer the question: Why?

  • Today's updates from the Associated Press
  • Mundane gave way to madness
  • Tens of thousands 'honor these children'
  • In hindsight, signs to killings obvious
  • The complete archive of stories from the Denver Rocky Mountain News
  • Today's News:

    FBI backs agent with close ties to Columbine

    'I'm getting better,' says student hurt in rampage

    Teacher had concerns about Klebold's essays

    Frightened students getting help

    Students hear firsthand about rights abuses

    The Victims
    Cassie Bernall
    Steve Curnow
    Corey DePooter
    Kelly Fleming
    Matthew Kechter
    Daniel Mauser
    Daniel Rohrbough
    Rachel Scott
    Isaiah Shoels
    John Tomlin
    Lauren Townsend
    Kyle Velasquez

    Dave Sanders

    To Help...
    How to help
    from the publisher of the Denver Rocky Mountain News

    Address for messages to Columbine students, family and staff:
    Messages for Columbine
    Communications Services
    Jefferson County Public Schools
    P.O. Box 4001
    Golden, CO 80401-0001

    Photos
    April 20

    Audio/Video
    911 calls and police air traffic
    Student call
    Teacher call
    Police radio
    911 transcripts

    SWAT team rescue of a student from a second-story window. (Video courtesy of KCNC News4.)

    President Clinton's addresses to the nation about the shooting:
    Wednesday
    Tuesday


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