Columbine High School massacre

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attack on a school high school shooting mass murder mass shooting school shooting terrorist incident

The Columbine High School massacre was a 1999 school shooting in Littleton, Colorado, in which two students murdered 13 people and wounded many others before killing themselves, becoming a defining event in debates over gun violence and school safety in the United States.

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Label	Occurrences
Columbine High School massacre canonical	3
Columbine High School shooting	1
Columbine massacre	1
“Columbine” as shorthand for school shootings in the U.S.	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	attack on a school ⓘ high school shooting ⓘ mass murder ⓘ mass shooting ⓘ school shooting ⓘ terrorist incident ⓘ
aftermath	creation of memorials for victims ⓘ lawsuits against school and law enforcement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Columbine High School massacre ⓘ surface form: Columbine High School shooting Columbine High School massacre ⓘ surface form: Columbine massacre
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1999-04-20 ⓘ
impact	became cultural reference point for school violence ⓘ increased focus on bullying and school climate ⓘ influenced law enforcement active shooter protocols ⓘ influenced school safety policies in the United States ⓘ sparked national debate on gun control in the United States ⓘ
inPopularCulture	inspiration for fictional works about school shootings ⓘ subject of documentaries ⓘ subject of numerous books ⓘ
legalReform	changes to juvenile justice and threat assessment practices ⓘ
location	Columbine High School ⓘ Jefferson County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Littleton, Colorado ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensive national media coverage in the United States ⓘ international media attention ⓘ
memorial	Columbine Memorial in Clement Park ⓘ
motive	desire for notoriety ⓘ personal grievances ⓘ revenge against school community ⓘ
notablePhrase	Columbine High School massacre self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: “Columbine” as shorthand for school shootings in the U.S.
notableVictim	Cassie Bernall ⓘ Rachel Scott ⓘ
numberOfDeaths	15 ⓘ
numberOfGunshotWoundsVictims	20+ ⓘ
numberOfInjured	20+ ⓘ
numberOfNonPerpetratorDeaths	13 ⓘ
numberOfPerpetrators	2 ⓘ
numberOfPerpetratorsKilled	2 ⓘ
numberOfVictimsKilled	13 ⓘ
perpetrator	Dylan Klebold ⓘ Eric Harris ⓘ
perpetratorStatus	died by suicide ⓘ
plannedDuration	several months of planning ⓘ
policeResponse	Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office ⓘ
relatedTopic	copycat school shootings ⓘ gun control debate in the United States ⓘ media violence debate ⓘ zero-tolerance school discipline policies ⓘ
school	Columbine High School ⓘ
schoolDistrict	Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado) ⓘ
state	Colorado ⓘ
target	staff at Columbine High School ⓘ students at Columbine High School ⓘ
timePeriod	late 1990s ⓘ
weaponUsed	Hi-Point 995 carbine ⓘ Intratec TEC-9 semi-automatic pistol ⓘ Savage-Springfield 67H shotgun ⓘ Stevens 311D double-barreled shotgun ⓘ improvised explosive devices ⓘ
year	1999 ⓘ

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Bowling for Columbine → mainSubject → Columbine High School massacre ⓘ

Columbine High School massacre → alsoKnownAs → Columbine High School massacre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbine High School shooting

Columbine High School massacre → alsoKnownAs → Columbine High School massacre ⓘ

this entity surface form: Columbine massacre

Columbine High School massacre → notablePhrase → Columbine High School massacre self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: “Columbine” as shorthand for school shootings in the U.S.

Elephant → inspiredBy → Columbine High School massacre ⓘ

subject surface form: Elephant (2003 film)

Guys and Guns Amok: Domestic Terrorism and School Shootings from the Oklahoma City Bombing to the Virginia Tech Massacre → examinesEvent → Columbine High School massacre ⓘ