Columbine High School Shooting Research Paper

On April 20, 1999, two teens, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. They killed thirteen and wounded more than twenty before turning the guns on themselves. It was the worst school shooting in U.S. history. It caused a huge investigation to determine what motivated the boys. It was a pretty tragic event that changed the safe feeling that any high school student felt across the country. Dylan Klebold,17, was the child of upper class parents. He was known as the shy kid who loved baseball and was considered gifted in elementary school. Dylan felt he did not fit in at Columbine. “go to school, be scared & nervous, hoping that people can accept me” (Cullen. Pg. 174). He eventually