Tag: Columbine High School
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Columbine survivor’s death ruled a homicide, 26 years after shooting
The Columbine High School shooters claimed their 14th victim last month in the opinion of those who were close to Anne Marie Hochhalter. And now officially, according to the Jefferson County Coroner. For 26 years, everyone knew that 12 students and a teacher died on April 20, 1999, the day of the Columbine massacre. However,…
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Columbine High School fire forces evacuation, 2 firefighters injured
A fire within Columbine High School’s woodshop classroom closed the school for the remainder of Wednesday, injuring two firefighters and leading to a school evacuation. There were no reported injuries of students or staff. The fire was first reported on a scanner at 10:47 a.m., according to a series of South Metro Fire District postings…
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Columbine shooting survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter dies after years in wheelchair
It wasn’t until they knew they had saved her life that surgeons told Columbine survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter she came close to being the 14th victim. “She never wanted to be called a victim. She considered herself a survivor,“ said Sue Townsend, who considered Hochhalter a second daughter. After she lost her stepdaughter, Lauren, to…
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Controversial in some quarters, not all districts can afford armed police officers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Everybody thinks that SROs are all over the place,” said Christine Harms, director of the Colorado School Safety Resource Center. “Most school districts haven’t been able to afford them,” she said. The center provides resources, training and technical assistance to support safe learning environments. School…
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Graduation ceremonies moved indoors due to storm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A spring snowstorm on Friday forced Denver area schools to move their graduation ceremonies indoors. Commencements for Broomfield, Monarch, Centaurus and Peak to Peak high schools were moved to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, according to the Boulder Valley School District. Boulder High School’s ceremony…
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Modern police strategy: Confront the active shooter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In moving to confront the gunman storming a Boulder King Soopers, Officer Eric Talley appears to have acted on the latest guidance for how police respond to shooting sprees: to put innocent lives above their own. Talley, who was among 10 people killed in Colorado’s…