This week, three days of commemorative events were planned in their honor, which will culminate in a memorial ceremony in Littelton, Colo., on Saturday.
A visitor places a candle among flowers at the Columbine Memorial at Clement Park in Littleton, Colo. By Kayla Epstein Kayla Epstein Embedded audience editor on the National desk Email Bio Follow April 20 at 10:46 AM Twenty years ago Saturday, two gunmen claimed the lives of 13 victims and marked the beginning of an era in which America has repeatedly been forced to reckon with the threat of school shootings.
A memorial was designated in 2007 to honor the victims: students Cassie Bernal, Steven Curnow, Corey DePooter, Kelly Fleming, Matthew Kechter, Daniel Mauser, Daniel Rohrbough, Rachel Scott, Isaiah Shoels, John Tomlin, Lauren Townsend and Kyle Velasquez, and teacher Dave Sanders. The outdoor space, which sits in a park adjacent to Columbine High School, welcomes visitors to reflect on the community’s loss.
The woman, Sol Pais, had left a trail of disturbing messages online. A manhunt ensued and the Jefferson County Public Schools ordered a lockout, keeping students inside for safety. As the manhunt stretched into a second day, classes were canceled. Pais was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.Bailey Rosiere was just a second-grader when the Columbine came under siege; she was one of hundreds who attended a vigil on Friday night at the Columbine Memorial.
Also in the crowd was Sarah Boyd, who came to lay flowers with her husband as she has done every year.
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