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Columbine Massacre Victims
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On Tuesday
April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School in Littleton,
Colorado, two Columbine Seniors, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold,
went on a premeditated massacre killing 12 fellow
students and one teacher before committing suicide in the
school library. The Columbine High School Massacre is the
fourth deadliest school massacre in United States history.
In addition to the deceased, 24 other students and faculty were injured.
Please pay tribute to these victims and Visit and
Donate to the
Columbine Memorial Website.
For more information regarding the victims and the events of
that tragic day, please visit
AColumbineSite.com.
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Bernall, Cassie:
(November 6, 1981 - April 20,
1999): Cassie was an
extremely talented and loving
student who was active in her
church and youth programs. She
was hiding in the Columbine
school library when Eric Harris
and Dylan Klebold entered at
approximately 11:29AM. Harris
came around the table where
Cassie and another girl were
hiding. He slapped the top of
the table, knelt down, and
stated "Peek-a-boo!" He pointed
his sawed-off shotgun under the
table and firing once hitting
Cassie in the right side of the
head. She died instantly. Also,
controversy surrounds a brief
exchange of words between Harris
and Cassie in which it is
thought her ask her "Do you
believe in God?" It is uncertain
whether this account did take
place although this fact was
indeed verified by another
student.
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Curnow, Steven:
(August 28, 1984 - April 20,
1999): Steven was an
athletic person who played on
the soccer team which his dad
coached. He also refereed
part-time and was inspired to go
into the Navy. He was an avid
moviegoer who loved Star
Wars. He was also hiding in
the library when Eric Harris
grabbed his shotgun and walked
over to the lower row of
computer desks where Steven was
hiding and fired his gun. The
shot hit Steven in the neck,
killing him.
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DePooter, Corey:
(March 3, 1982 - April 20,
1999): Corey was a former
wrestler who was an avid golfer
and
fisherman. He was hiding in the
library with his friends,
Jennifer Doyle and Austin
Eubanks, when Harris and Klebold
got to the table where they were
hiding. Dylan Klebold pointed his
semi-automatic gun under the
table, aimed directly at Corey,
then pulled the trigger, hitting
him in the neck and chest,
killing him.
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Fleming, Kelly
Ann:
(January 6, 1983 - April 20,
1999): Kelly was a shy and
creative girl who was an
aspiring songwriter and author
known for her beautiful poems
and short stories. She and her
family had moved to Colorado not
long before the shootings. Kelly
was hiding in the library where
she was studying with her
friends, Lisa Kreutz, Jeanna
Park, Diwata Perez, Val Schnurr,
and Lauren Townsend. Dylan
Klebold had initially approached
Kelly's table and shot Lisa and
Val injuring them. Klebold then
went to another table injuring
and killing another student
before returning back to her table coming up from
behind and shooting Kelly in the
back with his sawed-off shotgun,
killing her instantly.
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Kechter,
Matthew:
(February 19, 1983 - April 20,
1999): Matthew was a smart
and talented football player who
played both offense and defense on
the Columbine football team. He
was an outstanding student who
was studying in the library the
day of the shootings. Matthew
along with follow teammate,
Isaiah Shoels were gunned down
as they hid under a library
table. After killing Isaiah,
Dylan Klebold shot
Matthew in the chest and left
him to die from his injuries.
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