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|hobby = Bowling (formerly)<br>Computers (formerly)<br>Industrial Music (formerly)<br>Making Bombs (formerly)<br>Video Games (formerly)<br>Sadism (formerly/at the end)<br>Writing diary entries (formerly)
|hobby = Bowling (formerly)<br>Computers (formerly)<br>Industrial Music (formerly)<br>Making Bombs (formerly)<br>Video Games (formerly)<br>Sadism (formerly/at the end)<br>Writing diary entries (formerly)
|goals = Destroy Columbine High School using homemade bombs (failed)<br>Kill as many students at Columbine as possible (partially succeeded)<br> Outdo [[Timothy McVeigh]] in bodycount (failed)<br>Incite a race war (failed)
|goals = Destroy Columbine High School using homemade bombs (failed)<br>Kill as many students at Columbine as possible (partially succeeded)<br> Outdo [[Timothy McVeigh]] in bodycount (failed)<br>Incite a race war (failed)
|crimes = Mass [[Murder]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Asiaphobia]]<br>[[Hispanophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Death threat]]<br>[[Attempted Murder]]<br>[[Caucasiophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]
|crimes = Mass [[Murder]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Hate Speech]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Asiaphobia]]<br>[[Hispanophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Ableism]]<br>[[Death threat]]<br>[[Attempted Murder]]<br>[[Caucasiophobia]]<br>[[Transphobia]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Ageism]]
|type of villain = Xenophobic Mass Shooter
|type of villain = Xenophobic Mass Shooter
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Harris approached another table where two girls had hidden. He bent down to look at them and dismissed them as "pathetic". The two shooters approached an empty table where they reloaded their weapons. Schnurr, who had been badly wounded by gunshot wounds and shrapnel, began to cry out, "Oh, God help me!" Klebold approached her and asked her if she believed in God. Schnurr first replied "no" and then "yes", in an attempt to appease Klebold. In response, Klebold asked her why; she said that it was what her family believed. He taunted her, reloaded his shotgun, then walked away. The slightly injured Todd also reported that at this point, Klebold had said, "God is gay." (The exchange between Schnurr and Klebold was subsequently, and incorrectly, attributed to the verbal exchange between Eric Harris and Cassie Bernall.)
Harris approached another table where two girls had hidden. He bent down to look at them and dismissed them as "pathetic". The two shooters approached an empty table where they reloaded their weapons. Schnurr, who had been badly wounded by gunshot wounds and shrapnel, began to cry out, "Oh, God help me!" Klebold approached her and asked her if she believed in God. Schnurr first replied "no" and then "yes", in an attempt to appease Klebold. In response, Klebold asked her why; she said that it was what her family believed. He taunted her, reloaded his shotgun, then walked away. The slightly injured Todd also reported that at this point, Klebold had said, "God is gay." (The exchange between Schnurr and Klebold was subsequently, and incorrectly, attributed to the verbal exchange between Eric Harris and Cassie Bernall.)


Harris then moved to another table where he fired twice, injuring 16-year-olds Nicole Nowlen and John Tomlin. When Tomlin attempted to move away from the table, Klebold kicked him. Harris then taunted Tomlin's attempt at escape before Klebold shot the youth repeatedly, killing him. Harris then walked back over to the other side of the table where Lauren Townsend lay dead. 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. Harris shot Fleming with his shotgun, hitting her in the back and killing her instantly. He shot at the table behind Fleming, hitting Townsend and Kreutz again, and wounding 18-year-old Jeanna Park. An autopsy later revealed that Townsend died from the earlier gunshots inflicted by Klebold.
Harris then moved to another table where he fired twice, injuring 16-year-olds Nicole Nowlen and John Tomlin. When Tomlin attempted to move away from the table, Klebold kicked him. Harris then taunted Tomlin's attempt at escape before Klebold shot the youth repeatedly, killing him. Harris then walked back over to the other side of the table where Lauren Townsend lay dead. 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. Harris shot Fleming with his shotgun, hitt
 
ing her in the back and killing her instantly. He shot at the table behind Fleming, hitting Townsend and Kreutz again, and wounding 18-year-old Jeanna Park. An autopsy later revealed that Townsend died from the earlier gunshots inflicted by Klebold.


The shooters moved to the center of the library, where they continued to reload their weapons at a table there. Harris noticed a student hiding nearby and asked him to identify himself. It was John Savage, an acquaintance of Klebold's. Savage said his name and asked Klebold what they were doing, to which he answered, "Oh, just killing people." Savage asked if they were going to kill him. Possibly because of a fire alarm, Klebold said, "What?" Savage asked again whether they were going to kill him. Klebold hesitated, then told him to leave. Savage fled immediately and escaped through the library's main entrance.
The shooters moved to the center of the library, where they continued to reload their weapons at a table there. Harris noticed a student hiding nearby and asked him to identify himself. It was John Savage, an acquaintance of Klebold's. Savage said his name and asked Klebold what they were doing, to which he answered, "Oh, just killing people." Savage asked if they were going to kill him. Possibly because of a fire alarm, Klebold said, "What?" Savage asked again whether they were going to kill him. Klebold hesitated, then told him to leave. Savage fled immediately and escaped through the library's main entrance.
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*It's widely believed that Eric contradicted himself by saying he hated people who harmed animals yet would harm them himself.  This is untrue.  Although Eric contradicts himself many times in his writings and in life, he had a soft spot for animals.  Especially his own pets and his dog Sparky, who he adored.  Sparky had begun to have epileptic seizures in the weeks before the massacre and Eric even took time off work to be at home and close to the dog.  He didn't want to leave it alone and feared losing it to a seizure.  This information was reiterated by Susan Dewitt after spending time with him at his home on prom night.  There are also multiple other mentions, in the 11k, about how much Eric cared for and doted on Sparky.  There are currently no reliable sources of factual material online or offline that state that Eric was in to perverse torture and torment of animals.  Sparky was a Yorkshire terrier and is believed to have passed away a few weeks after Eric did.
*It's widely believed that Eric contradicted himself by saying he hated people who harmed animals yet would harm them himself.  This is untrue.  Although Eric contradicts himself many times in his writings and in life, he had a soft spot for animals.  Especially his own pets and his dog Sparky, who he adored.  Sparky had begun to have epileptic seizures in the weeks before the massacre and Eric even took time off work to be at home and close to the dog.  He didn't want to leave it alone and feared losing it to a seizure.  This information was reiterated by Susan Dewitt after spending time with him at his home on prom night.  There are also multiple other mentions, in the 11k, about how much Eric cared for and doted on Sparky.  There are currently no reliable sources of factual material online or offline that state that Eric was in to perverse torture and torment of animals.  Sparky was a Yorkshire terrier and is believed to have passed away a few weeks after Eric did.
*He was portrayed by David Errigo Jr. in the 2016 film ''I'm Not Ashamed''.
*He was portrayed by David Errigo Jr. in the 2016 film ''I'm Not Ashamed''.
*Eric directly inspired [[Randy Stair]] and [[Vladislav Roslyakov]] to commit their respective mass shootings in 2017 and 2018. Eric would also inspire [[Brenton Tarrant]], [[John T. Earnest]], [[Patrick Crusius]] and [[Payton Gendron]] to commit their respective mass shootings. Additionally, Eric himself was inspired by Timothy McVeigh in committing the attack.
*Eric directly inspired [[Randy Stair]] and [[Vladislav Roslyakov]] to commit their respective mass shootings in 2017 and 2018. Eric would also inspire [[Brenton Tarrant]], [[John T. Earnest]], [[Patrick Crusius]] and [[Payton Gendron]] to commit their respective mass shootings. Additionally, Eric himself was inspired by [[Timothy McVeigh]] in committing the attack.
*After the massacre, a lot of people kept confusing Eric for another Eric from the school that also wore a trench coat.  The other Eric wore goth clothing, had horns on his hat, and would do the things that most people accuse(d) Eric Harris and Dylan of doing.  Such as stated by Evan Todd: ''"Columbine is a clean, good place except for those rejects," Todd says of Klebold and Harris and their friends. "Most kids didn't want them there. They were into witchcraft. They were into voodoo dolls. Sure, we teased them. But what do you expect with kids who come to school with weird hairdos and horns on their hats? It's not just jocks; the whole school's disgusted with them. They're a bunch of homos, grabbing each other's private parts. If you want to get rid of someone, usually you tease 'em. So the whole school would call them homos, and when they did something sick, we'd tell them, 'You're sick and that's wrong.'".  In this statement Evan Todd was confusing Eric Harris with the actions of the other Eric.  The other Eric wore a trench coat and hung out frequently with a guy named Robert who was tall and wore his hair similar to Dylan's hairstyle.''  
*After the massacre, a lot of people kept confusing Eric for another Eric from the school that also wore a trench coat.  The other Eric wore goth clothing, had horns on his hat, and would do the things that most people accuse(d) Eric Harris and Dylan of doing.  Such as stated by Evan Todd: ''"Columbine is a clean, good place except for those rejects," Todd says of Klebold and Harris and their friends. "Most kids didn't want them there. They were into witchcraft. They were into voodoo dolls. Sure, we teased them. But what do you expect with kids who come to school with weird hairdos and horns on their hats? It's not just jocks; the whole school's disgusted with them. They're a bunch of homos, grabbing each other's private parts. If you want to get rid of someone, usually you tease 'em. So the whole school would call them homos, and when they did something sick, we'd tell them, 'You're sick and that's wrong.'".  In this statement Evan Todd was confusing Eric Harris with the actions of the other Eric.  The other Eric wore a trench coat and hung out frequently with a guy named Robert who was tall and wore his hair similar to Dylan's hairstyle.''  
*People assumed that Eric and Dylan were part of the Trench Coat Mafia because they wore trench coats but this assumption is wrong. Thus, when talking about Eric and Dylan, some students confused them with other people who wore trench coats or were considered outcasts.  The Washington Post stated: “In recent days, the pair seemed even odder than before — at least in retrospect, students said. ‘You would see them sort of marching down the hall together with their berets, dark glasses, their boots and their makeup.’”.  Eric (nor Dylan) had never worn makeup or a beret.  These assumptions, rumors and inconsistencies are what have made the case so confusing to the public over the past 22 years.  It is also what contributed to post Columbine's version of what was referred to as "Satanic Panic" in the 1980's, but in reference towards the goth subculture.   
*People assumed that Eric and Dylan were part of the Trench Coat Mafia because they wore trench coats but this assumption is wrong. Thus, when talking about Eric and Dylan, some students confused them with other people who wore trench coats or were considered outcasts.  The Washington Post stated: “In recent days, the pair seemed even odder than before — at least in retrospect, students said. ‘You would see them sort of marching down the hall together with their berets, dark glasses, their boots and their makeup.’”.  Eric (nor Dylan) had never worn makeup or a beret.  These assumptions, rumors and inconsistencies are what have made the case so confusing to the public over the past 22 years.  It is also what contributed to post Columbine's version of what was referred to as "Satanic Panic" in the 1980's, but in reference towards the goth subculture.