New York— – Below is the sheriff's report on the shooting rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Please be aware that some portions contain graphic material and may be offensive to some readers.
Introduction / Foreword
In Memoriam
Video
Audio
TIME LINES
From the beginning of the investigation into the shootings at Columbine High School, a timeline was established to record the significant events of April 20, 1999. The timeline was updated several times as new information became available from all the different sources.The result is a PRIMARY Timeline, which offers a brief chronological account of the events of April 20, 1999, the movements of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the law enforcement and emergency responses and the media coverage.This timeline is the basis for a more detailed, comprehensive NARRATIVE timeline of the April 20 events that is included in this report.
Primary time line of the events - Table of Contents
Narrative time line of the events
April 20, 1999 - 11:10 am - 11:59 am
April 20, 1999 - 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
CRIME SCENE DIAGRAMS
The following diagrams show the significant events and movements of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold on April 20, 1999. The witnesses to each event are shown as green dots. The injured are shown as yellow only during the event that caused the injury and return to green if they witnessed other events. The deceased are shown as red and convert to gray once that event has passed. Harris is shown as a red dot with the letter "H" inside it and Klebold is shown as a blue dot with the letter "K" inside it. The diagrams only show the portions of the school where the events are occurring. Where appropriate an overview of the school is shown with a red square indicating what area of the school is magnified. Harris and Klebold are not shown on every diagram, but rather only during the events that witnesses actually observed them.
DETAILED INFORMATION
FIRST RESPONDERS
- Deputies on Scene
- Managing the Response to the Columbine High School Shootings
- Concerns to be Addressed
- Communications Problems
- SWAT Activity
- SWAT Team Movement
- Critical Incident Team & Law Enforcement Shots Fired
- Fire / Emergency Medical Services Response
- Identifying the Deceased
SUPPORT RESPONSE
- Communications Center
- Victim Services
- Students Reunited with Parents at Leawood Elementary
- Jefferson County Support
- SORT Support
- Critical Incident Debriefings
THE INVESTIGATION
- Investigation Overview
- Findings of the Outside Team
- Findings of the Cafeteria Team
- Hallway Events - Part 1
- Findings of the Library Team
- Hallway Events - Part 2
- Trench Coat Mafia and Associates
- Findings of the Threats Team
- Crime Scene Processing and Evidence Collection
- Glimpses of Klebold and Harris
- What equipment Klebold and Harris carried with them
LARGER COMMUNITY RESPONSE
- US Attorney General Reno's Visit
- District Attorney's Office
- The Media
- The Community Offers Support
- The Confusion Over Two "Littletons"
EXPLOSIVE RESPONSE
MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
- The Incident Management Organizational Chart - Law Enforcement
- The Incident Management Organizational Chart - Fire / EMS Operations
- The Incident Management Organizational Chart - Investigation
PHOTOGRAPHS
- General Area Map
- School Parking Lot Map
- Aerial School Map
- Photos Taken by Neighbor of the South Side of the School Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5
- Photo 1
- Photo 2
- Photo 3
- Photo 4
- Photo 5
- Photos Taken by Neighbor of Gunfire from the Library Photo 1 Photo 2
- Photo 1
- Photo 2
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Law Enforcement Agencies Involved
- Fire / EMS Agencies Involved
- Fire / EMS Response
- About the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
- About the Jefferson County School District
- About the Littleton Fire Department
- Jefferson County Channel #1Radio Traffic - 11:20 am - 11:51 amReal Player 56k
- Jefferson County Channel #1Radio Traffic - 11:51 am - 12:18 pm Real Player 56k
- Jefferson County 911 Audio #1 -11:19 am - approximately 40 minutesReal Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- Jefferson County 911 Audio #2 -11:29 am - 12:14 pm Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- Jefferson County 911 call from student in Kitchen (approx 1:30 pm)Real Player 56k
- Jefferson County 911 call with fire alarm in background (approx 11:31am)Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- 911 Call from Teacher in the Library (11:25 am)Windows Media 56k
- KUSA-TV Channel 9 -Students Evacuated (approximately 2:48 pm)
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- KUSA-TV Channel 9 -Air Space Closed 1.5 miles (2:40 pm - 2:50 pm)Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- KUSA-TV Channel 9 -Huge Exodus / Evacuation of Students (approximately 2:56 pm) Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- KUSA-TV Channel 9 -Names of Students Posted (approximately 3:23 pm)Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- KUSA-TV Channel 9 -Bomb Squads (approximately 6:01 pm)Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- KUSA-TV Channel 9 -Bomb Squad Activity (approximately 6:30 pm)Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- KMGH-TV Channel 7 -President Clinton Addresses the Nation (approximately 2:33pm)Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k
- Fire Alarm Strobe and Horn ActivationWindows Media 56k
- Example of the Maze of Rooms as Encountered by the SWAT TeamsWindows Media 56k
- Cafeteria Surveillance Tape Real Player 56kWindows Media 56k