Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Columbine 1999's Tragedy

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
who doesn't know them?
they are legends.

I was watching Youtube about

Top 10 Infamous Mass Shooting in the U.S

I suddenly in love with these two guys.




Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
They both best friend since junior high. They made a history at Columbine High School in April 20th 1999.


On the morning of Tuesday, April 20, 1999, Harris and Klebold placed a small fire bomb in a field about three miles south of Columbine High School, and two miles south of the fire station. Set to explode the bomb was intended as a diversion to draw firefighters and emergency personnel away from the school (it partially detonated and caused a small fire, which was quickly extinguished by the fire department).
After they planted bombs in the cafeteria, they waited out the school hoping people run out and they will shoot people and kill many.
But the bombs failed to explode.
Harris and Klebold convened and walked toward the school. Both armed, they climbed to the top of the outdoor West Entrance steps, placing them on a level with the athletic fields west of the building and the library inside the West Entrance, directly above the cafeteria.

Their first shooting was Rachel Scott and Richard Castaldo. After the first two shootings, Harris removed his trench coat and aimed his 9 mm carbine down the West Staircase toward three youths: 15-year-olds Daniel Rohrbough and Sean Graves and 16-year-old Lance Kirklin. The three friends had been ascending the staircase directly below the shooters. Kirklin later reported seeing Klebold and Harris standing at the top of the staircase, before the pair opening fire. All three youths were shot and wounded inside the school. Some students believe that's just a senior prank. 

Dave Sanders (The popular coach, and also the teacher said it's not a prank).


Harris and Klebold killed 12 students and 1 teacher.They injured 21 additional people, with three others injured while attempting to escape the school. They attacked cafeteria and library a lot. 
Harris and Klebold entered the library, where a total of 52 students, two teachers and two librarians had concealed themselves.
Harris yelled, "Get up!" in a tone so loud that he can be heard on Patti Nielson's 9-1-1 recording.

Staff and students hiding in the library exterior rooms later said they also heard the gunmen say: "All jocks stand up! We'll get the guys in white hats!" (Wearing a white baseball cap at Columbine was a tradition among sports team members, typically jocks.) When no one stood up, Harris said, "Fine, I'll start shooting anyway!" He fired his shotgun twice at a desk.
After they finished the library, they back to the cafeteria, shooting at the bags filled with bombs and exploded the cafeteria. They reloaded their guns at the hallway, threw a small bomb and destroyed some lockers. They seemed directionless.

They back to the library and tried to kill the cops from the window. But no one got shot. (I thought they had a sniper at the roof, but why the sniper shot Harris or Klebold? Weird huh?).



32 minutes after they left the library, Patti Nielson, who had locked herself inside a break room with a student and library staff, overheard Harris and Klebold suddenly shout in unison, "One! Two! Three!" These words were followed by the sound of gunfire. Both had committed suicide: Harris by firing his shotgun through the roof of his mouth; Klebold by shooting himself in the left temple with his TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun.

TWO CUTE KILLERS ARE DEAD

REST IN PEACE


Injuries and deaths in initial incident
  • 1. Rachel Scott, age 17. Killed by shots to the head, torso and leg alongside the West Entrance of the school.
  • 2. Richard Castaldo, age 17. Shot in the arm, chest, back and abdomen alongside the West Entrance to the school.
  • 3. Daniel Rohrbough, age 15. Fatally injured by shots to the abdomen and leg on the West Staircase, shot through the upper chest at the base of the same staircase.
  • 4. Sean Graves, age 15. Shot in the back, foot and abdomen on the West Staircase.
  • 5. Lance Kirklin, age 16. Critically injured by shots to the leg, neck and jaw on the West Staircase.
  • 6. Michael Johnson, age 15. Shot in the face, arm and leg to the west of the staircase.
  • 7. Mark Taylor, age 16. Shot in the chest, arms and leg to the west of the staircase.
  • 8. Anne-Marie Hochhalter, age 17. Shot in the chest, arm, abdomen, back, and left leg near the cafeteria's entrance.
  • 9. Brian Anderson, age 17. Injured near the West Entrance by flying glass.
  • 10. Patti Nielson, age 35. Hit in the shoulder by shrapnel near the West Entrance.
  • 11. Stephanie Munson, age 17. Shot in the ankle inside the North Hallway.
  • 12. William David Sanders, age 47. Died of blood loss after being shot in the neck and back inside the South Hallway.
  • Injuries and deaths in the library
    • 13. Evan Todd, age 15. Sustained minor injuries from the splintering of a desk he was hiding under.
    • 14. Kyle Velasquez, age 16. Killed by gunshot wounds to the head and back.
    • 15. Patrick Ireland, age 17. Shot in the arm, leg, head and foot.
    • 16. Daniel Steepleton, age 17. Shot in the thigh.
    • 17. Makai Hall, age 18. Shot in the knee.
    • 18. Steven Curnow, age 14. Killed by a shot to the neck.
    • 19. Kacey Ruegsegger, age 17. Shot in the hand, arm and shoulder.
    • 20. Cassie Bernall, age 17. Killed by a shotgun wound to the head.
    • 21. Isaiah Shoels, age 18. Killed by a shot to the chest.
    • 22. Matthew Kechter, age 16. Killed by a shot to the chest.
    • 23. Lisa Kreutz, age 18. Shot in the shoulder, hand, arms and thigh.
    • 24. Valeen Schnurr, age 18. Injured with wounds to the chest, arms and abdomen.
    • 25. Mark Kintgen, age 17. Shot in the head and shoulder.
    • 26. Lauren Townsend, age 18. Killed by multiple gunshot wounds to the head, chest and lower body.
    • 27. Nicole Nowlen, age 16. Shot in the abdomen.
    • 28. John Tomlin, age 16. Killed by multiple shots to the head and neck.
    • 29. Kelly Fleming, age 16. Killed by a shotgun wound to the back.
    • 30. Jeanna Park, age 18. Shot in the knee, shoulder and foot.
    • 31. Daniel Mauser, age 15. Killed by a single shot to the face.
    • 32. Jennifer Doyle, age 17. Shot in the hand, leg and shoulder.
    • 33. Austin Eubanks, age 17. Shot in the hand and knee.
    • 34. Corey DePooter, age 17. Killed by shots to the chest and neck.
    • Suicide of perpetrators
      • 35. Eric Harris, age 18. Committed suicide by a single shot to the mouth.
      • 36. Dylan Klebold, age 17. Committed suicide by a single shot to the head.

    • Until now, we never know why Harris and Klebold did that. Some people said They've been bullied by students at Columbine. They got anger and revenge! After this tragedy, some shooting school came up. They inspired by 1999's tragedy.  
    • So people, why don't we stop bullying?

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