The Columbine tragedy – “Shots fired at Columbine High School” – (April 20, 1999) – EP 8

It was the darkest nightmare of every parent come to life – and it happened in the land of “It can’t happen here.” The setting was Littleton, Colorado, a comfortably middle-class suburb of Denver, a place where people come to raise a family, and where the arch over a hallway at local Columbine High School is inscribed with the motto: “The finest kids in America pass through these halls.”
But on April 20, 1997 – the halls of Columbine suddenly became the scene of a murderous reign of terror. Coverage of the shootings was intensified by the ubiquity of 24-hour cable news, and its constant need to come up with fresh information – often incorrect. The media quickly realized they simply had no protocols for a mass casualty incident of such dimensions.

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Media Response- Sheriff’s office (PDF)

Columbine Investigation Records Finding Aid (PDF)

Columbine High School shooting library 911 call transcript (PDF)

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