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At 11:19 a.m., a witness heard Eric Harris yell "Go! Go!" The two gunmen pulled their guns from beneath their trenchcoats and began shooting at two 17-year-old students who had been sitting in the grass next to the West Entrance of the school. Rachel Scott was hit four times by Harris and killed instantly. Richard Castaldo was shot eight times in the chest, arm, and abdomen and paralyzed below the chest. | At 11:19 a.m., a witness heard Eric Harris yell "Go! Go!" The two gunmen pulled their guns from beneath their trenchcoats and began shooting at two 17-year-old students who had been sitting in the grass next to the West Entrance of the school. Rachel Scott was hit four times by Harris and killed instantly. Richard Castaldo was shot eight times in the chest, arm, and abdomen and paralyzed below the chest. | ||
Many rumors afterward related to the cause of the attacks and possible [[Persecution of Christians|targeting of Christians]]. One such rumor related to the murder of Rachel Scott claimed that the shooters had first asked Scott if she believed in God, and killed her after she said yes. The FBI later concluded that this interaction did not take place. | Many rumors afterward related to the cause of the attacks and possible [[Persecution of Christians|targeting of Christians]]. One such rumor related to the murder of Rachel Scott claimed that the shooters had first asked Scott if she believed in God, and killed her after she said yes. The FBI later concluded that this interaction did not take place. | ||
After the first two shootings, Harris removed his trench coat and aimed his 9mm 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 opening fire. At first, they thought they were carrying paintball guns. All three youths were shot and wounded. Harris and Klebold turned and began shooting west in the direction of five students sitting on the grassy hillside adjacent to the steps and opposite the West Entrance of the school. 15-year-old Michael Johnson was hit in the face, leg, and arm, but ran and escaped; 16-year-old Mark Taylor was shot in the chest, arms and leg and fell to the ground, where he feigned death. The other three escaped uninjured. | After the first two shootings, Harris removed his trench coat and aimed his 9mm 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 opening fire. At first, they thought they were carrying paintball guns. All three youths were shot and wounded. Harris and Klebold turned and began shooting west in the direction of five students sitting on the grassy hillside adjacent to the steps and opposite the West Entrance of the school. 15-year-old Michael Johnson was hit in the face, leg, and arm, but ran and escaped; 16-year-old Mark Taylor was shot in the chest, arms and leg and fell to the ground, where he feigned death. The other three escaped uninjured. | ||
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IMG_0784-640x480.jpg|A destroyed hallway in Columbine. | IMG_0784-640x480.jpg|A destroyed hallway in Columbine. | ||
d22331de71dc4e0ea9459eeb1f76d8b8.jpg|The Library Media Center, where most of the killings took place. | d22331de71dc4e0ea9459eeb1f76d8b8.jpg|The Library Media Center, where most of the killings took place. | ||
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== Videos == | |||
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Columbine Animation Remastered Version 1 | |||
The Day It Happened The Columbine Shootings (April 20, 1999) | |||
1999 Columbine Massacre News Coverage (WABC-TV) | |||
Rachel Scott's Funeral in Full | |||
'The boy in the window,' 20 years after Columbine shooting; Next with Kyle Clark full show (4 18 19) | |||
How Columbine Shooters’ Parents Struggled With Guilt | |||
A Mother's Pain | |||
A Look Back at Columbine, 10 Years Later | |||
Columbine's Chilling Legacy | |||
My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story Sue Klebold | |||
Sue Klebold Recalls What Her Son Dylan Was Like at Home Part 2 | |||
What the Columbine Shooting taught me about pain and addiction Austin Eubanks TEDxMileHigh | |||
Haunted by Columbine Retro Report Documentary The New York Times | |||
Ripples of Columbine | |||
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