Ive got students, under the table. Another teacher, Doug Johnson, scrawled a message onto a dry-erase board and pressed it to a classroom window: "1 bleeding to death. Two more students are in with 400 other backpacks and bags scattered throughout the cafeteria, the Dispatch Focusing was a challenge. Dispatch "Run. carrying two large duffel bags It's incredibly difficult to listen to, even if you don't know the people they're killing or who's shooting who."[5]. advises that the suspects are possibly wearing body armor. Eubanks was wounded with buckshot in his ankle and hand. "In some ways I was a magnet to some people, and yet other people felt uncomfortable around me. Harris and Klebold laughed. My situation was unique among the teachers, and I think some people were afraid they'd say the wrong thing. "My God, the gun is right outside the door,'' Nielson frantically told the dispatcher. Harris They were playing God. Klebold and Harris also have bombs constructed with timers in their "And boom,'' Kirklin recalls. In actuality, a 911 call received from a student windows near the cafeteria. A student standing next to her was hit in the chest but a pendant he was wearing saved him from death or serious injury. Dispatch Castaldo played dead to fool his attacker. Spotting Rachel Scott and Richard Castaldo sprawled on the ground, nine SWAT officers piled into a fire truck and Dodge Dakota to mount a rescue. Hiding beneath a lunch table, Keni Dooley watched a gunman lob a bomb into the cafeteria and shoot it. the Jefferson County SWAT team and the Sheriffs Office command staff to be to report shots being fired outside the library. In 2011, a Youtuber posted "leaked audio" of Lauren Townsend (18) being killed with Klebold's TEC-9 as Val Schnurr screams, "Oh God! Maybe a couple more lines, but theyre inaudible. Byerly reports shots fired on the east side of the building. And they are having very much difficulty in controlling the bleeding. He survived. But some Columbine parents believe authorities ignored prior warning signsthat the massacre might have been prevented. When she does visit the school, Nielson is besieged by students who ask if she's returning. and help keep the future of Westword, Use of this website constitutes acceptance of our. Lt. Dave Why do I have to do it all at once? hiding in the cafeteria hears one of the gunmen say, Today the worlds It wasn't like 911, but we were using older tech. "Peekaboo!'' While the first five and half minutes of the call have been released to the public, the rest of the audio is "available" in the form of a transcript. Neilson was in the library when she placed the call. cafeteria videotape shows that, as the gunmen are walking away, there is a. Kids under the table! But strangely, on the morning of the Columbine massacre, Harris warned Brooks Brown to go home just before the shooting started. Through the library window, the killers spotted a police car. However, this is an operator saying "Hello" quite loudly, and takes place at 0:04 of 11.30.13. This is very important to fix to compare the various calls. One witness says Dylan says pigs are here, another says Eric said that. ''. "He wanted to kill Brooks, said Randy Brown, so we went to the police with that. She was raising three children, one still in diapers. Its merely a flesh wound! and the peekaboo thing and do you believe in God?. I think that's the start of my new year.". '', "No,'' Klebold replied. The deputy rolled out of his patrol car. Beneath the librarian's desk, Nielson whispered the Lord's Prayer. On the I did an in-depth analysis of Patti Nielson's call where I lined up other 911 calls to see whether the audio was from the library or the 911 call center. at Columbine High School. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? The 90-minute tapes released in Littleton, Colo., have been edited and do not include the complete 26-minute call placed by teacher Patti Nielson from the library, where most of the victims were killed. gives the command post a description of one of the suspects: Littleton The explosion is actually a timed diversionary device. I think shes paralyzed, the Dispatch on the VCR that records images of lunchtime activities in the school cafeteria. Columbine Library Audio (partially lost 911 call of Colorado school But they waved their guns again and Kyle Velasquez, John Tomlin, Steve Curnow and Kelly Fleming all fell dead. To better understand how such evil could take root in Jefferson County, The Denver Post interviewed dozens of students, teachers, investigators and parents to reconstruct the way two youths, cloaked in black trench coats, killed 13 and wounded 20 before fatally shooting themselves in the head. Upon entering the library, Harris shouts, "Get up!" After carrying out Scott, officers moved down the 22 concrete steps, where they found Danny Rohrbough dead. Don't forget, he said, "Look at the n-word" or whatever it was he said before they shot him. How Should RTD Deal With the Drug Problem on Trains? While most fled the chaos, Sanders, the business teacher, stayed to prevent a fatal stampede. 16 - Patti Nielson. She hopes her absence is being seen as running toward her family, not running away from the memories. is writing a speeding ticket on West Bowles Avenue, just west of Pierce Street, Daily Crossword. - Columbine main page Nielson: I cant believe hes not out of bullets. Fire Department dispatches a fire engine to the explosion and grass fire on Vince DiManna and Lt. Pat Phelan inched toward the west doorway where Harris had traded gunfire with the sheriff's deputy. north main hallway. advises additional gunfire being reported. senseless tragedy on the 110th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birth that stole the lives of the strong and popular as well as the handicapped and lonely. Nielson said she's become increasingly cautious, less trusting and more focused on her "real life." As the Thinking that the student was filming a video for class, Nielson began to walk toward the entrance in order to confront him. The explosion is from a pipe bomb. Hall's right leg gushed blood, so Ireland used his hands to try to slow the hemorrhaging. I think I read that she escaped to a closet or something, but in her 60 Minutes interview she only mentions hiding in the librarian desk. Nielson has written to most of the families whose kids were killed. At just before 4:35, a male talks and says "Page Boyd," and you can very faintly hear this on 11.29.25 at 0:30. alerts all units that Deputy Gardner is under fire and the suspect just ran into Realizing Jefferson But she hasn't yet dealt with the piles of clippings and pictures and correspondence and teddy bears that overtook her living room and now live in her basement. Denver's independent source of Both Harris and Klebold use their shotguns, as well the latter unleashing carnage with his TEC-9 semi-automatic. Nothing mattered but getting out of there and getting back to my children." She also fell behind on her master's. Thinking all the noise was a student video production, Patti Nielson, a hall monitor and art teacher, walked through a school corridor with a curious student, Brian Anderson, to ask the kids to quiet down. For some reason, the gunmen spared them. near a bank of phones at the entrance to the main lobby area. It could be one or the other, but given the timing, definitely not both. While O'Shea fired into the doorway, DiManna and Phelan pulled Castaldo to safety. Dispatch The two killers reached the middle of the library. "I'm not blaming other people," Nielson says. side. duffel bags conceal 20-pound propane bombs timed to explode at 11:17 a.m. chool She sounded like a tape recorder stuck in fast-forward. He picked up a chair and smashed it on the table. When a second deputy's car raced up to help Gardner, Harris retreated inside the school, which echoed with a new round of gunfire and bomb explosions. its late morning news program, Denvers KMGH-TV Channel 7 announces that Yes!! Next to him, Scott curled in pain. Dispatch There were flashbacks. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Two Join the Westword community and help support Boom. The Together with two friends, Kirklin walked outside the cafeteria for a quick cigarette break. The first shot slammed Rohrbough through the back. Five years ago,Patti Nielson's life was turned upside down by a pair of violent teenagers whose actions Nielson and the rest of this Colorado community are still struggling to comprehend. Behind her, the hallway suddenly turned quiet. I'm working to get to April 21. Dispatch Another instance of this happens, where gunshots or explosions can be heard on both calls. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. ambulances, responding to Gardners call for medical assistance on the south County Sheriff John Stone, on his way to Columbine High School, calls Jefferson Above the slain student, authorities believe they saw Harris and Klebold in a library window. "I made the decision I wasn't going to be in therapy the rest of my life. The gun is right outside the library door. Another thing that corroborates this is a call at 11.32.23, in which a 911 operator calls Captain Boyd, and he responds with "c'mon, page me, it's Boyd," and the fact that he's called implies that they've already tried paging him, with no response. They may be thinking the same thing. An injured student (John Tomlin, 16) asks the shooters, "Haven't you done enough?" remain hidden in the television studio. It was Klebold, wearing his Boston Red Sox cap. Both killers moved on, leaving Scott unharmed. The paramedic rolled her over and found open eyes full of tears. It's easier to have your priorities in order when you are faced with the idea you could die today, and you ask yourself have you done what you really need to do, or are you just flapping your wings?" We went to the police twice.". Walker. I cant imagine! "They would whoop and holler when they shot someone. Why can't I just take care of my kids? This is at 4:52 of Patti Nielson's call, and happens at 0:03 in 11.30.04. assumes the role of incident commander. and Klebold walk up and down the library hallway, seek safety behind Beneath one table, Craig Scott huddled with two schoolmates, Isaiah Shoels and Matt Kechter. Harris Get down! Jefferson Walcher What would you be able to actually say for SURE you can hear? Shot twice in the left side of his head, Ireland dropped. Jefferson -Everybody get up NOW! (Dylan? Stephen Austin Eubanks, 16 in 1999. By Susan Besze Wallace Broncos A subreddit focused on constructive discussion to better understand the events that took place surrounding the mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20th, 1999. Now Harris and Klebold moved away from the library windows where they started. Nielson: I do not . I never attempted to explain this before. Teacher: He is in science room number three. "Oh, I'm killing people. Around the library there were more explosions and bullets. Witnesses positioned by the west side athletic shed, reports that there are five victims On April 20, 1999, Nielson, a teacher, was a hall monitor at Columbine High School when students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, armed with sawed-off shotguns, a rifle and an automatic pistol opened fire, sending their fellow students running for their lives. When the gunmen leave, survivors are heard fleeing. Smoker "I'm perfectly willing to talk to any of them. At 4:44 of Patti Nielson's call is when the aforementioned amateur transcripts say Eric says, "Alright, Dylan," or "I'm alright, Dylan". reports that one of the shooters might be Ned Harris and that he is And the comments on these YouTube videos actually believe its what they are hearing. Paul Magor, a Jefferson County Sheriffs deputy patrolling the south Jeffco briefly enters the side entrance to the cafeteria, Harris For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Sudoku New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Yeah, I guess I can try to go, but hes right outside that door. Law ''. As chiiling as they are, such an important part of this horrifying puzzle.
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