COLUMBINE TASK FORCE LIBRARY TEAM EVENT SHEET
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office - Case # 99-7625
Library Team: Det. Russ Boatright – APD, Inv. Diane Obbema – JCSO, SA John Elvig – FBI
Event
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold is seen walking south past the library window. Observed by Schnurr (LY9).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold is seen standing outside the library window (hallway area) with a weapon. Observed by Kreutz (LY1O), Park (LY11) and Nowlen (LY12).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris is seen standing in the hall outside the library throwing a lit device (resembling "dynamite") in a southerly direction. Moments later there's an explosion in the hall directly outside the library. Observed by Todd (LY2).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: As Harris enters the library he is seen firing two gunshot rounds in a westerly direction with a pump action shotgun (pellets). Todd, who is hiding behind the copier stand, is injured by flying wood splinters. Observed by Todd (LY2), Welsh (LG33) and Lapp (LG31).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Both Harris and Klebold are seen entering the library and moving in a westerly direction. Observed by Schnurr (LY9), Kintgen (LY8), Lagos (LG20), Todd (LY2), Eubanks (LY14), Jacobson (LG19), Holliday (LG22), Wyant (LG7) and Johnson (LG16).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold is seen shooting the double barrel shotgun (pellets) towards the north computer table as he moves west past the main counter in the library. Observed by Savage (LG25), Houy (LG29), Hall (LY6) and Welsh (LG33). The investigation disclosed Velasquez was shot twice with shotgun pellets while seated at the north computer table.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold and Harris are seen setting down backpacks on the south computer table. Observed by Steepleton (LY5), Greenwood (LG11) Wyant (LG7) and Welsh (LG33).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold and Harris are seen walking west between the north and south computer tables. Observed by Pasquale (LG1O), Johnson (LG16), Steepleton (LY5), Hall (LY6) and Fair (LG9).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold stops at the west end of the computer tables while Harris continues and begins walking south. After arriving on the south side of the computer tables, Harris gets down on his left knee and begins shooting out the west library windows. Klebold subsequently positions himself east of Harris and ducks down. Klebold subsequently fires out the west window and then turns south firing his shotgun at table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Steepleton, Hall and Ireland are hit with pellet rounds. Observed by Pasquale (LG10), Johnson (LG16), Steepleton (LY5), Hall (LY6), Welsh (LG33) and Greenwood (LG11).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Kleboid is seen dropping his black trench coat on the north side of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Observed by Ruegsegger (LY3) and Johnson (LG16).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris is seen shooting Curnow with the pump action shotgun (slug). Observed by Welsh (LG33), Ruegsegger (LY3) and Johnson (LG16).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris is seen shooting Ruegsegger with a pump action shotgun (slug). Observed by Greenwood (LG11), Welsh (LG33), Ruegsegger (LY3) Johnson (LG16), Pasquale (LG10) and Stair (LG6).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris walks to the south side of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], slaps the table top twice with his left hand and states, "Peek a boo." Harris then points the pump action shotgun under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (held in his right hand) and shoots Bernall (pellets). Observed by Pasquale (LG10), Kirkland (LG13), Cohn (LG12), Wyant (LG7) and Schnurr (LY9).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: After shooting Bernall, Harris turns to Pasquale and asks her if she wants to die. Pasquale observes blood begin to flow from Harris’ nose. Observed by Pasquale (LG10), Wyant (LG7), Scott (LG15), Johnson (LG16), Hall (LY6) and Cohn (LG12).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold is seen firing a shotgun (pellets) back at table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] hitting Ireland as he attempts to administer first aid to Hall. Observed by Steepleton (LY5), Hall (LY6), Kirkland (LG13), Pasquale (LG10) and Ireland (LY7).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Shoels is observed scooting backwards to the east while under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Klebold moves to the east side of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and is seen grabbing Shoels in an effort to pull him from under the table. Observed by Scott (LG15) and Park (LG14).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris moves towards table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (from the west) and fires the pump action shotgun (slug) shooting Shoels. Observed by Pasquale (LG10) and Salmon (LG8).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold is observed firing a double barrel shotgun under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] from the east side, shooting Kechter with a slug. Observed by Park (LG14).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: While standing to the west of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], Harris is seen throwing a device referred to as a "cricket" in a southerly direction. The device rolled under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] making contact with Steepleton's body. The device is retrieved by Hall and thrown in a southerly direction where it explodes south of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Observed by Steepleton (LY5), Hall (LY6), Pasquale (LG10) and Greenwood (LG11).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Smoke is seen rising from the abdominal area of Kechter under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Note: This is the area that Harris was standing when he threw the "cricket" and there is a clear match strike mark on top of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Observed by Salmon (LG8), Fair (LG9) and Scott (LG15).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris moves south to the west bookshelves where he jumps on the shelves and begins shaking them back and forth. Harris then walks between the bookshelves moving in an easterly direction. Observed by Pasquale (LG10).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris walks north between the west bookshelves. He fires shots southward at the bookshelves (pellets). Observed by Parker (LG27), Doyle (LY13), Houy (LG29), Schnurr (LY9), Lagos (LG20), Holliday (LG22), Perez (LG17) and Park (LY11).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold is seen walking on the north side of the library (south of the main counter) moving in an easterly direction. Klebold continues moving east, stopping near the entrance to the library (north of display case). Klebold then fires the Tec9 into the display case. Observed by Greenwood (LG 11), Kintgen (LY8), Lapp (LG31), Welsh (LG33) and Perez (LG17).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold moves back around the display case and fires one double barrel shotgun round (pellets) under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] hitting Kintgen. Observed by Kintgen (LY8), Blair (LG18) and Kreutz (LY10).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold steps east towards table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and fires one double barrel shotgun round (pellets) under that same table hitting Schnurr and Kreutz. Observed by Kreutz (LY10), Jacobson (LG19), Schnurr (LY9) and Blair (LG18).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold walks south along the west side of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] firing multiple rounds (rapid fashion) with the Tec9 under that same table hitting Townsend. Observed by Blair (LG18) and Perez (LG17).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris seen entering the east section of the library (near table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) from a pathway between the book shelves. Observed by Jacobson (LG 19).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold moves west of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] near Harris after which one of the suspects looks under that same table and states, "Pathetic." Observed by Jacobson (LG19) and Blair (LG18).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold and Harris move south to table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] where reloading occurred and one of the suspects then taunts Schnurr regarding God. Observed by Ball (LG23), Schnurr (LY9), Jacobson (LG19), Blair (LG18), Savage (LG25), Holliday (LG22), Kintgen (LY8), Nielson (LY1), Scott (LG15), Lapp (LG31), Todd (LY2), Elmore (LG26), Nowlen (LY12), Welsh (LG33), Bollerud (LG32), Kreutz (LY10), Park (LY11) and Steepleton (LY5).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris steps east towards table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and points the pump action shotgun under that table firing twice (pellets) hitting Nowlen and Tomlin. Observed by Nowlen (LY12).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold moves south/east past table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and stands near Tomlin (now lying east of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) where he then shoots Tomlin four times with the Tec9. Observed by Nowlen (LY12).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris moves northeast of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and shoots Fleming once with the pump action shotgun (pellets). From the east side of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], Harris fires the pump action shotgun under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] hitting Townsend, Park, and Kreutz with pellets. Observed by Savage (LG25), Blair (LG18), Kreutz (LY10), Schnurr (LY9) and Park (LY11) and Perez (LG17).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris goes to the south library windows and looks out into the south parking lot (damaging the blinds, identified as W15 on the diagram). Observed by Jacobson (LG19), Elmore (LG26) and Lagos (LG20).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold and Harris pass through the east side book shelves into the center section. Both suspects stand near table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] where reloading occurs. Observed by Holliday (LG22), Ball (LG23), Doyle (LY13), Eubanks (LY14), Lagos (LG20), Huntington (LG22), Savage (LG25), Lapp (LG31), Welsh (LG33) and Woodman (LG28).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris walks north to the south computer table to gain access to the blue backpack reportedly containing ammunition. Harris then returns to the area near tables
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Observed by Savage (LG25), Parker (LG27), Welsh (LG33) and Johnson (LG16).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris asks the student under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to identify himself. The student identified himself as John Savage. Harris moves north of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] as Klebold contacts Savage. Klebold eventually tells Savage to leave the library, which he does. Observed by Savage (LG25), Eubanks (LY14), Ball (LG23), Doyle (LY13), Huntington (LG21), Holliday (LG22), Greenwood (LG11), Lapp (LG31). Elmore (LG26), Parker (LG27), Woodman (LG28), Bollerud (LG32), Houy (LG30), Perez (LG17), Lagos (LG20) and Hall (LY6).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: While standing north of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Harris shoots Mauser twice with the High Point rifle. Mauser is located under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Observed by Blair (LG18), Jacobson (LG19), Lapp (LG31), Elmore (LG26) and Parker (LG27).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris and Klebold move to the south (towards table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]). Klebold fires at least one round (with the Tec9) under that table hitting DePooter. Harris then fires at least two rounds (with the high point carbine rifle) under the same table hitting DePooter and Doyle. A fourth 9 mm round was fired under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] hitting Eubanks, the origin of that round cannot be determined. Observed by Eubanks (LY14), Ball (LG23), Parker (LG27) and Doyle (LY13).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: KIebold and Harris move north in the center section and are seen on the east side of table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Klebold and Harris then proceed to the southeast corner of the far south computer table. Observed by Lapp (LG31) and Welsh (LG33).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Harris is seen in the west section of the library throwing a device containing an orange liquid toward the south. Observed by Welsh (LG33).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold walks around behind the main counter from the west, while Harris walks around the counter from the east. Observed by Lapp (LG31) Todd (LY2), Fair (LG9) and Nielson (LY1).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold confronts and threatens Todd who now was hiding behind the main counter. Observed by Todd (LY2), Nielson (LY1) and Greenwood (LG11).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: The investigation shows Klebold shoots back into the "kitchen" area of the library with the Tec9 hitting the TV.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold and Harris discuss leaving the library and going to the "Commons." Prior to leaving, Klebold slams a chair down on a computer located on the main counter. Observed by Todd (LY2), Nielson (LY1) and Jacobson (LG19).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Klebold and Harris leave the library. Observed by Todd (LY2), Nielson (LY1), Jacobson (LG19) and Schnurr (LY9).
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Most victims and witnesses begin to leave the library exiting out the north door.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Nielson crawls into the break room and hides in a cupboard. Ireland, who is seriously injured, crawls from Table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to the west window. Ireland pulls himself up and falls out the window into the hands of SWAT.
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]: Weld and Kean were hidden in the television studio. Dodd was hidden in the Periodicals Room. Nielson was hidden in the break room. Kreutz was lying seriously injured under table
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. All the above remained in the library until they were evacuated by SWAT. SWAT discovered the bodies of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris near the bookshelves in the southwest corner of the library.