Columbine Research Paper
Lianna
Kirmser/Cross
12/17/12
Research Paper
On April 20, 1999, the small town of Littleton, Colorado would forever be changed. On Tuesday morning two senior students by the name of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School with the intent of killing hundreds of their classmates with guns, knives, and bombs that they hand made in their homes. They began opening fire on their peers and setting off explosives all around the school. Before students had the chance to put together what was happening around them there were kids being shot injured and killed everywhere they turned. A student who attended Columbine said “I thought it had to be a firecracker - some kind of senior prank. Then, I looked up and saw the backs of two guys in black trench coats” (Miller) After being satisfied with the damage they have done in the cafeteria, they moved on through the halls and classrooms shooting anyone who was in their way or trying to get away from danger including Dave Sanders, a teacher who was helping injured students. Their next stop was the library which was where the death toll was the highest. After shouting for all the students to get up, they demanded that anyone who was wearing a white cap, better known as a jock, stand up. When no one stood up they began randomly shooting students that were sitting at desks or hiding beneath them. At one point one of the gunmen asked a girl if she believed in God, as soon as she said yes he shot her for praying. Klebold also shot a student simply because he was black, along with shooting them because they simply hated the whole school. After walking into the cafeteria again and shooting some more they returned to the library and went to the back where they shot themselves in the head and the ordeal was finally over. Although they were dead the policemen and paramedics could not enter the building right away because they did not know for sure if they were dead considering no one saw them actually commit
Kirmser/Cross
12/17/12
Research Paper
On April 20, 1999, the small town of Littleton, Colorado would forever be changed. On Tuesday morning two senior students by the name of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold entered Columbine High School with the intent of killing hundreds of their classmates with guns, knives, and bombs that they hand made in their homes. They began opening fire on their peers and setting off explosives all around the school. Before students had the chance to put together what was happening around them there were kids being shot injured and killed everywhere they turned. A student who attended Columbine said “I thought it had to be a firecracker - some kind of senior prank. Then, I looked up and saw the backs of two guys in black trench coats” (Miller) After being satisfied with the damage they have done in the cafeteria, they moved on through the halls and classrooms shooting anyone who was in their way or trying to get away from danger including Dave Sanders, a teacher who was helping injured students. Their next stop was the library which was where the death toll was the highest. After shouting for all the students to get up, they demanded that anyone who was wearing a white cap, better known as a jock, stand up. When no one stood up they began randomly shooting students that were sitting at desks or hiding beneath them. At one point one of the gunmen asked a girl if she believed in God, as soon as she said yes he shot her for praying. Klebold also shot a student simply because he was black, along with shooting them because they simply hated the whole school. After walking into the cafeteria again and shooting some more they returned to the library and went to the back where they shot themselves in the head and the ordeal was finally over. Although they were dead the policemen and paramedics could not enter the building right away because they did not know for sure if they were dead considering no one saw them actually commit