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On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 12 students and one teacher and injured 24 others. Harris and Klebold then committed suicide. It was at the time, the deadliest shooting at a high school in American history.
The site of the Columbine Memorial was dedicated and opened to the public on September 21, 2007 to honor and remember the victims of the April 20, 1999 shootings at Columbine High School. Today the Columbine Memorial stands as an open, public place for all to visit and reflect on the impact and lessons learned from this tragedy.
Feb 15, 2024 · On April 20, 1999, Columbine High School became infamous across the United States as the site of the then-largest school shooting in history. The Columbine shooting was one of the first attacks on a public school to be aired on national news, especially with live coverage.
A permanent memorial "to honor and remember the victims of the April 20, 1999, shootings at Columbine High School" began planning in June 1999, and was dedicated on September 21, 2007, in Clement Park. The memorial fund raised $1.5 million in donations over eight years of planning.
Jun 17, 2006 · LITTLETON, Colo., June 16 — Construction of a long-delayed and reduced memorial to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings began on Friday in a quiet spot between two hills in a park...