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Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

Eric David Harris (April 9, 1981 – April 20, 1999) and Dylan Bennet Klebold (/ˈkliːboʊld/ KLEE-bohld; September 11, 1981 – April 20, 1999) were an American mass murder duo who perpetrated the Columbine High School massacre, where they killed 13 students and one teacher, and wounded 23 others. After killing most of their victims in the school library, the…

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Known for
Perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre
Location
Columbine High School
Education
Columbine High School (both)
Born
Eric David Harris (1981-04-09)April 9, 1981 Wichita, Kansas, U.S.Dylan Bennet Klebold (1981-09-11)September 11, 1981 Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.
Cause of death
Suicide by gunshot wound (both)
Date
April 20, 1999; 27 years ago 11:19 a.m. – 12:08 p.m. MDT (UTC−6)

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Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

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Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Andrew Ryan, Antiheroes, Archived, Audience, Brooks, Brown, Chelsea, Columbine, Comprehending Columbine, Conundrum Press, Cullen, Cultures, Daggett, Dave, Dylan Klebold, Eric Harris, Fans, ISBN, ISSN, Jeff
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Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Harris: 13, Klebold: 10
Killed · 2
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Harris: 9, Klebold: 5
Born · 1
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Eric David Harris (1981-04-09)April 9, 1981 Wichita, Kansas, U.S.Dylan Bennet Klebold (1981-09-11)September 11, 1981 Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.
Cause of death · 1
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Suicide by gunshot wound (both)
Date · 1
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → April 20, 1999; 27 years ago 11:19 a.m. – 12:08 p.m. MDT (UTC−6)
Died · 1
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → (1999-04-20)April 20, 1999 (Harris aged 18 and Klebold, 17) Columbine, Colorado, U.S. (both)
Education · 1
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Columbine High School (both)
Known for · 1
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre
Location · 1
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold → Columbine High School

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Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldBornEric David Harris (1981-04-09)April 9, 1981 Wichita, Kansas, U.S.Dylan Bennet Klebold (1981-09-11)September 11, 1981 Lakewood, Colorado, U.S.1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldCause of deathSuicide by gunshot wound (both)1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldDateApril 20, 1999; 27 years ago 11:19 a.m. – 12:08 p.m. MDT (UTC−6)1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldDied(1999-04-20)April 20, 1999 (Harris aged 18 and Klebold, 17) Columbine, Colorado, U.S. (both)1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldEducationColumbine High School (both)1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldInjuredHarris: 131.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldInjuredKlebold: 101.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldKilledHarris: 91.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldKilledKlebold: 51.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldKnown forPerpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldLocationColumbine High School1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldOccupationsHarris: Shift leader at Blackjack Pizza Klebold: Cook at Blackjack Pizza1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldParent(s)Harris: Wayne Harris and Katherine Poole Klebold: Thomas Klebold and Susan Yassenoff1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldTargetsStudents and staff at Columbine High School; first responders1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldVictimsCassie Bernall Rachel Scott Anne Marie Hochhalter Isaiah Shoels Kelly Fleming William "Dave" Sanders Matthew Kechter Kyle Velasquez John Tomlin Lauren Townsend Daniel Mauser Dan…1.00infobox
Eric Harris and Dylan KleboldWeaponsHarris: Hi-Point 995 carbine, Savage 67H pump shotgun, explosives and two knives Klebold: Intratec TEC-DC9, Stevens 311D double-barreled sawed-off shotgun, explosives and two kn…1.00infobox

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