Columbine; 10 Year's

We should all remember............

The US town of Columbine is marking 10 years
since the infamous high school massacre, where two former pupils killed
12 students and a teacher.

Hundreds of people attended a sunset vigil on Sunday in a park by Columbine High School, many laying flowers at a memorial for those who died.

A private service for victims' families will take place later on Monday.

On 20 April 1999, teenager Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold rampaged through the school before shooting themselves dead.

More than 20 other people were injured during the incident, the worst high school massacre in US history.

Columbine High School will not open on Monday as a mark of respect for the victims.

Gun-law debate

The memorial event's organiser, Kirsten Kreiling, president of the
Columbine Memorial Foundation, estimated more than a thousand people
had attended the vigil.

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"It is a time for the community to come back together again as they did following the shootings 10 years ago," she said.

The daughter of the only teacher who died, Dave Sanders, said the anniversary marks the time to finally move on.

"We've spent 10 years every year remembering the day of his death. And I think from here on out we're really going to try to celebrate his life," said Connie Sanders.

The school's long-serving head
teacher, Frank DeAngelis, who has vowed to remain in the job until
every student who was in kindergarten on the day of the attack has
graduated, will be among those attending Monday's service.
 

The Columbine massacre reignited a debate about gun-ownership laws in the US that still continues.

Reviews

[Tracie Skarbo]

wow, this is like a news report and is quite informative. I can still remember where I was when I hear of this travisty. I could not belive that something like this could have happened. It was sureal and it was like the whole north american world was living in a collaborated nightmare.

Good write
Tigra