The Shooting at Columbine
On April 20,1999 two students from Columbine High School, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went into school with the sole purpose of causing destruction. They went in armed with sawed off shotguns, handguns, and rifles hidden under their jackets and in their bags. They also brought in as many as 97 bombs in the school and its parking lot, and carried around knives. These students killed 13 other students, 1 teacher, and themselves.
Timeline
At 11:15 on April 20, 1999 Eric and Dylan, with semi-automatic guns,and bombs, started shooting in the parking lot. According to Denny Rowe, a Columbine student, "These guys opened fire on anything that looked human." Another student, Don Arnold, told reporters that "One boy was running and suddenly his ankle just puffed up in blood. A girl was running and her head popped open.", describing the pandemonium that occurred inside the school. Eric and Dylan made their way into the cafeteria from the parking lot, leaving two people dead already with more to come. Everyone in the cafeteria were terrified and tried to flee, attempting to flip tables over and hide under them hoping that it would protect them. A few had managed to call the police, and others able to make it out of the building. The students who remained in the cafeteria, praying for their lives, looked over at the shooters and witnessed them throw numerous explosives throughout the cafeteria. They then moved into the gym, auditorium, choir room, ending in the library. Aaron Cohn said, "It was like they were having the time of their lives.", talking about Eric and Dylan as they shot at their classmates, and teachers. Twenty minutes after the shooting started the first round of SWAT had arrived. Forty-five minutes after, at twelve, students were being sent to hospitals around the town, and more SWAT, paramedics, bomb squad, and fire trucks arrived. The bomb squad found numerous bombs, and the shooters were identified. Finally at 12:30 the chaos was done, leaving 15 dead including Eric and Dylan, over 20 injured, and a community left to pick up the pieces.
At 4:30 that evening, Eric and Dylan's bodies were found in the library, alongside their victims.
At 4:30 that evening, Eric and Dylan's bodies were found in the library, alongside their victims.
Guns Included:
Together they fired over 188 rounds throughout the school
Bombs Included:
Of these bombs were a total of 30 exploded
- Hi-Point model 995 Carbine rifle
- Sawed-off pump-action Savage Springfield 67H shotgun
- Double Barrel 311-D Sawed-of Shotgun
- TEC-DC9 9-mm Semi-Automatic Handgun
Together they fired over 188 rounds throughout the school
Bombs Included:
- 48 Carbon Dioxide Bombs
- 27 Pipe Bombs
- 11 1.5 gallon Propane Bombs
- 7 Gas bombs
- 2 20 lb Propane Bombs
Of these bombs were a total of 30 exploded