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{{Infobox civilian attack

{{Infobox civilian attack

  |title      = Columbine High School massacre

  |title      = Columbine High School massacre

  |location    = [[Columbine, Colorado]], [[U.S.]]

  |location    = [[Littleton, Colorado]], U.S.

  |coordinates = {{Coord|39|36|12|N|105|04|29|W|region:US-CO_type:event|display=inline,title}}

  |coordinates = {{Coord|39|36|12|N|105|04|29|W|region:US-CO_type:event|display=inline,title}}

  |target      = Students and staff at [[Columbine High School]]; and [[first responders]]

  |target      = [[Students]] and [[staff]] at [[Columbine High School]]; and [[first responders]]

  |date        = {{start date and age|1999|04|20}}

  |date        = {{start date and age|1999|04|20}}

  |time        = {{nowrap|11:19 am – 12:08 pm}}

  |time        = {{nowrap|[[11:19]] am – [[12:08]] pm}}

  |timezone    = [[Mountain Time Zone|MDT]] ([[UTC−06:00|UTC−6]])

  |timezone    = [[Mountain Time Zone|MDT]]; [[UTC−06:00|UTC−6]]

  |type        = [[School shooting]], [[mass murder]], [[murder–suicide]], [[arson]], [[improvised explosive device|attempted bombing]], [[shootout]], [[terrorism]]

  |type        = [[School shooting]], [[mass murder]], [[murder–suicide]], [[arson]], [[improvised explosive device|attempted bombing]], [[shootout]], [[terrorism]]

  |fatalities  = 16 (including both perpetrators and a victim who died in 2025)

  |fatalities  = 16 (including both [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold|perpetrators]] and a [[victim]] who [[died]] in [[2025]])

  |injuries    = 24 (21 by gunfire)

  |injuries    = 23 (20 by [[Gunfire]])

  |perps      = [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold|Eric Harris<br />Dylan Klebold]]

  |perps      = [[Eric Harris]] (18 years old) and [[Dylan Klebold]] (17 years old)

  |weapons    = {{bulleted list|[[TEC-9|Intratec TEC-DC9]]|[[Hi-Point Carbine|Hi-Point 995 Carbine]]|[[Savage Arms|Savage 67H pump-action shotgun]]|[[Savage Arms|Stevens 311D double barreled sawed-off shotgun]]|99 [[explosives]]|7 [[knife|knives]] (not used)}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Weapons |url=https://www.acolumbinesite.com/weapon.php |website=A Columbine Site |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref>

  |weapons    = {{bulleted list|[[TEC-9|Intratec TEC-DC9]]|[[Hi-Point Carbine|Hi-Point 995 Carbine]]|[[Savage Arms|Savage 67H pump-action shotgun]]|[[Savage Arms|Stevens 311D double barreled sawed-off shotgun]]|99 [[explosives]]|7 [[knife|knives]] (not used)}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Weapons |url=https://www.acolumbinesite.com/weapon.php |website=A Columbine Site |accessdate=13 May 2019}}</ref>

  |motive      = Unknown, but it looked like Harris had [[psychopathy]], Klebold had [[Major depressive disorder|depression]], and possibly [[terrorism]]

  |motive      = Unknown, but it looked like [[Eric Harris|Harris]] had [[psychopathy]], [[ Dylan Klebold|Klebold]] had [[Major depressive disorder|depression]], and possibly [[terrorism]]

}}

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The '''Columbine High School massacre''' was a [[school shooting]] and [[attempt]]ed [[improvised explosive device|bombing]] at Columbine High School in [[Littleton, Colorado]], near [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], that happened on April 20, 1999. 18-year-old [[Eric Harris]] and 17-year-old [[Dylan Klebold]] carried out the massacre and were both students at the school. They [[mass murder|murdered 12]] students and one teacher using [[firearm|guns]]. Ten of the [[murder]]s happened in the school's [[library]], where they then [[suicide|killed themselves]] with their guns. Before the shootings, they had planted two large [[propane]] [[improvised explosive device|bombs]] in the school's cafeteria. They could have killed many people in there, but they did not [[explode]]. They also planted two [[car bomb]]s in the school's parking lot, which were supposed to kill [[first responder]]s and [[news reporter]]s. They also did not explode. They also carried [[pipe bomb]]s and [[molotov cocktail]]s, which they lit and threw. Most of them exploded but nobody was injured or killed by any of the bombs used during the [[massacre]]. They shot outside killing 2 student and then went inside where they shot killing 1 teacher then went inside the library where they killed 10 students then walked about the school into the cafeteria through the school again then back into the cafeteria again before going into the library and committing suicide.

The '''Columbine High School massacre''' was a [[school shooting]] and [[attempt]]ed [[improvised explosive device|bombing]] at Columbine High School in [[Columbine, Colorado]], near [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], that happened on April 20, 1999. 18-year-old [[Eric Harris]] and 17-year-old [[Dylan Klebold]] carried out the massacre and were both students at the school. They [[mass murder|murdered 12]] students and one teacher using [[firearm|guns]]. Ten of the [[murder]]s happened in the school's [[library]], where they then [[suicide|killed themselves]] with their guns. Before the shootings, they had planted two large [[propane]] [[improvised explosive device|bombs]] in the school's cafeteria. They could have killed many people in there, but they did not [[explode]]. They also planted two [[car bomb]]s in the school's parking lot, which were supposed to kill [[first responder]]s and [[news reporter]]s. They also did not explode. They also carried [[pipe bomb]]s and [[molotov cocktail]]s, which they lit and threw. Most of them exploded but nobody was injured or killed by any of the bombs used during the [[massacre]]. They shot outside killing 2 student and then went inside where they shot killing 1 teacher then went inside the library where they killed 10 students then walked about the school into the cafeteria through the school again then back into the cafeteria again before going into the library and committing suicide.

It was one of the first well-known massacres at a school in the [[United States]], and the one with the most deaths until the [[Virginia Tech massacre]] in 2007.

It was one of the first well-known massacres at a school in the [[United States]], and the one with the most deaths until the [[Virginia Tech massacre]] in 2007.

== After the shooting ==

 

Newspapers and news channels said that the school is in [[Littleton, Colorado|Littleton]], but this is not true. The post office address of the school says "Littleton, CO".<ref name="Larkin2007">{{cite book |author=Ralph W. Larkin |title=Comprehending Columbine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0t_mo8UQox8C&pg=PA37 |date=January 1, 2007 |publisher=Temple University Press |isbn=978-1-59213-492-2 |page=37}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Leitch|first=Will|url=https://nymag.com/arts/books/reviews/56139/|title=Everybody’s Columbine|magazine=[[New York Magazine]]|date=2009-04-16|access-date=2025-12-06}}</ref>

== Aftermath ==

After the shooting, many people wanted to know why it had happened. Many people thought that Klebold and Harris had done it because they were [[bullying|bullied]], and schools in the United States began talking about how to stop bullying. However, it is now thought that Klebold and Harris were bullies themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-myths_N.htm |title=10 years later, the real story behind Columbine - USATODAY.com |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=2017-08-30 |archive-date=2012-04-22 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/677IioI03?url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-myths_N.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Other people blamed parts of the [[Mass media|media]], saying that the lyrics of bands and singers like [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]] and violent video games that the shooters played might have caused it.

After the shooting, many people wanted to know why it had happened. Many people thought that Klebold and Harris had done it because they were [[bullying|bullied]], and schools in the United States began talking about how to stop bullying. However, it is now thought that Klebold and Harris were bullies themselves.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-myths_N.htm |title=10 years later, the real story behind Columbine - USATODAY.com |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=2017-08-30 |archive-date=2012-04-22 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/677IioI03?url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-04-13-columbine-myths_N.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> Other people blamed parts of the [[Mass media|media]], saying that the lyrics of bands and singers like [[Marilyn Manson (musician)|Marilyn Manson]] and violent video games that the shooters played might have caused it.

== Columbine High School Massacre Media ==

== Columbine High School Massacre Media ==

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File:Columbine library fbi diagram.jpg|An FBI diagram of the library, with locations of fatalities

File:Columbine library fbi diagram.jpg|An FBI diagram of the library, with locations of fatalities. Harris' and Klebold's bodies were found in the bottom left corner.

File:Storytellers - "Columbine High School" (May 2016).ogg|A survivor recalls the events of the day

File:Storytellers - "Columbine High School" (May 2016).ogg|A survivor recalls the events of the day

File:President Clinton's Remarks to the Columbine High School Community.webm|Clinton's remarks to the Columbine High School community on May 20, 1999

File:President Clinton's Remarks to the Columbine High School Community.webm|Clinton's remarks to the Columbine High School community on May 20, 1999

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== References ==

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[[Category:1990s murders in the United States]]

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