Eric Harris was just 18 years old when he and his friend, Dylan Klebold committed the worst shooting in the US at the time, the massacre at Columbine High School. They were just two weeks away from graduation. Eric was born in Wichita, Kansas to Wayne and Kathy Harris. His father was employed as a transport pilot in the Air Force, and as a result, the family was constantly relocating. Wayne held 11 different positions at 6 bases in the states of Ohio, Michigan and New York. The family finally settled in Plattsburgh, New York when Wayne was forced into retirement in 1993 due to military cutbacks. The understanding was that this would be their last move, however, they relocated one last time to the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colorado in July of …show more content…
His father wrote that Eric would “suppress his anger, then ‘blow up’ and hit something or verbally lash out” (Diversion Documents, 1998). He had a very difficult time managing stress. Joining the Marines may have proved to be troublesome for Eric as he evidently had problems with authority which can be seen in the words, “I don’t like people I have no respect for trying to tell me what to do or what to think” (Diversion Documents, 1998). His parents did not tolerate substance use, so there was little to no drug or alcohol use. Nor was there any criminal history in the family. Eric stated that gangs were “stupid and dangerous” (Diversion Documents, 1998). This furthers the idea that he had a problem listening to authority. Prior to the shooting, Dylan and Eric made a few videos regarding their classmates and the things they wanted to do to them as well as extensively writing about it in their journals. Eric made detailed floor plans of Columbine and noted when the cafeteria would be the most crowded. “In the videos shot in Eric’s basement bedroom, the pair show off the way their weapons fit under their trench coats, and both go on about the 'stuck up
Like Perry, Dylan was shy and not outgoing. In the book Columbine, when Eric and Dylan broke into the van and stole things, Eric was the one who talked Dylan into helping him, just like he talked him into helping him with the Columbine massacre. Dick Hickcok and Eric Harris are both murderers. They took lives from the innocent. The Clutter family didn’t do anything that made them deserve to die.
When 2 young men, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went on a shooting spree in Littleton, Colorado, killing 15 people, including
On April 20, 1999, the unimaginable occurred at Columbine High School in the small town of Littleton, Colorado. A school shooting, perpetrated by, then senior students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold took the entire community by storm. With 15 deaths, including the perpetrators, and 24 non-fatal injuries, the memories of this horrific massacre will forever resonate in minds of all. With a meticulously, thought out plan, the two shooters prepared guns and bombs before performing the sickening act. Families, the FBI, local officials, psychologists,
Dylan Klebold seemed to be more calm and held together than Eric. No one would of expected Dylan to be a cold-blood killer because he had such great parents and seemingly great life. Dylan was a gifted student in school, but very shy and did not have many friends at Columbine High (“Dylan Klebold Biography”, 2016). Dylan held a job at a pizza shop, a love for violent video games, and a love for baseball
history and prompted a national debate on gun control and school safety, as well as a major investigation to determine what motivated the gunmen, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17” (History.com) She noticed how her entire neighborhood was under this umbrella of stress and concern. She talks about how Mrs. Louis didn't hear from her daughter for two days. One can only imagine how stressed and worried everyone in that family was. With being in such a stressful environment, Lisa did not give specifics on what she and the others did while waiting for news on the grandchildren of Mrs.Louis, but she did give me some information “You know, it’s a very stressful time. I think we talked about that would be okay. That as the news reports came, and they knew that kids were out of the school safe. Eventually they recognized who the shooters were as they started going through the school, and making sure that kids were okay, and matching kids. We just kinda sat there and held hands, and just prayed, and provided emotional support”
In the book Columbine, written by Dave Cullen, is about two boys from Columbine High School who committed a huge crime. A fire bomb was placed in a cafeteria to kill everybody in the school. They wanted to beat the record and kill as many students and teachers as they possible could.They was known as the “worst school shooting in America.” Although the plan did not go as Eric, and Dylan had planned. Dylan is a sociopath and he has let his mind set on doing something he would feel bad for. Dylan’s parents had said,” He seemed an unlikely killer.” Dylan would talk before he would shoot, and make jokes as if it was hard for him to do. He felt as he needed to be a good friend to Eric, who has had a rough time at school as in
The tragic story of Columbine by Dave Cullen analysis’ the bitter events that were caused by Eric Klebold and Dylan Harris. Although tough to read, the description and imagery within the book about the intense news reports, the role both boys played, and the somber realization of a inspirational marter story furthers the reader's understanding of the truth. Cullen wrote with the purpose to develop each character while going in depth to tell the truth and dispel any rumors that were connected to the tragic 1999 massacre.
Tuesday, April 20th, 1999, at 11:10, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, drove to Columbine High School, and parked in front of the school’s cafeteria. As they got out of their cars, Klebold walked over to Harris’s truck and the two grabbed two 20 pound propane bombs from his car. They both walked over and entered the school and planted the two bombs inside of the cafeteria. Klebold and Harris walked back to their cars and waited for the bombs to detonate (CNN, Updated 2018). As Harris is walking he is stopped by another student and talked for a brief minute. After the conversation Harris then tells the student to leave the school. Once he left Klebold and Harris waited for the propane bombs to detonate (History.com, 2009). Detonation
9),” while also researching how to make bombs. “They amassed an arsenal, which eventually included guns, knives, and 99 explosive devices (Rosenberg, par. 10).” On April 20, 1999 at 11:10 a.m. on a Tuesday Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold did the unthinkable and the most unbelievable thing no one thought they would do. They arrived at Columbine High School with a different agenda. The plan on killing as many people as they could using bombs and shotguns. The massacre lasted for about forty-seven minutes. Law enforcement took a long time to rescue students and staff as they were making sure everything was alright in the building, since no one saw or knew that Eric and Dylan shot themselves. “Five hours passed before law enforcement declared the school under control (Library, par. 5).”
The Columbine shooting is known as the bloodiest, also the deadliest school shooting in U.S history. On April 20, 1999 twelve teenagers, also one adult were killed in a massive school shooting. Dylan Klebold a seventeen year old and Eric Harris a eighteen year old were students at Columbine High School in Colorado. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were arrested in January 1998 for stealing items in a van. In March 1998 Harris threatened Brooks Brown to kill him and would love to kill people. Columbine shooting greatly impacted America due to the price of firearms and movement to firearms school safety was an issue and made schools safer with more enforced rules and safety hazards, people culturally started to become more feared.
One of the most horrific shootings that scared America was the Columbine High School shooting of 1999. Though not the first mass shooting, this shooting was the first major school shooting with the death of 12 students, 1 teacher, and 21 injured. The two shooters were Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris. Both of the killers were white, male, and 18. They had both parents, were both a part of an
Shortly thereafter they shot themselves (History 1). Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold became involved in all things surrounding German Nazi’s including wearing swastikas, giving the “Heil Hitler” salute and listening to heavy industrial metal bands. The Columbine attack was on the anniversary of Adolph Hitler’s birthday, April 20th. Klebold, after his death, was found to have writings that showed depression and suicidal thoughts. Both had violent and gruesome writings on school assignments.
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold changed the way schools handle threat precautions. The secrets they left us; the boys being outcasts, bullies, and the trench coat mafia, leave us with a horrible tragedy to deal with. Which are just some of the proven myths in the shooting of Columbine.
On April 20th of the year 1999, two high school students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, went armed into Columbine High School with guns, knives, and a multitude of bombs. The result was the slaughter of twelve students and one teacher. The gunners also turned the guns
On Tuesday, April 20 1999, Columbine High School located in Columbine Colorado an unfortunate massacre happened and many teens lost their lives. The two students responsible for this incident were Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. These two senior students were responsible for killing twelve students and one teacher; they were also responsible for injuring an additional twenty one students on their rampage. A few other students were injured while trying to escape the school. Columbine is considered the fourth deadliest school massacre in history. It was said to be that there was not one target but everyone was a target on Eric and Dylan’s rampage through the high school