The Columbine School Shootings

The Columbine School Shootings
ISBN-10
1420503197
ISBN-13
9781420503197
Category
Young Adult Nonfiction
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
2009-12-18
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Author
Jennifer MacKay

Description

On April 20, 1999, two teen boys went on a shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. They killed 13 people, before turning their guns on themselves and committing suicide. Detailed here is an overview of the Columbine High School shootings and an exploration into the forensic casework involved in recreating the scene of the crimes. Includes sidebars containing first-person accounts of the incident.

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