Columbine shooting forever changed the way Americans go to school

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For the generation that followed, armed guards and active shooter drills are as commonplace as homework

Howard Unruh killed 13 people, including three children, during a 12-minute walk through his neighborhood on September 6, 1949, in Camden, New Jersey, when he was 28 years old. The incident became known as the"Walk of Death". Unruh was found to be criminally insane and died in 2009 after a lengthy illness at the age of 88, following 60 years of confinement.Charles Whitman killed 17 people and injured 31 others in Austin, Texas.

 

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School shooting THREAT: FBI issues warning of armed woman ahead of Columbine anniversarySCHOOLS in Denver have been closed while police and FBI agents step up their hunt for an armed Florida woman 'infatuated' with the Columbine massacre, three days before the 20th anniversary of the deadly attack.
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Hunt for woman 'infatuated' with Columbine shooting forces multiple US schools to closeAuthorities say the 18-year-old has travelled from from Florida to Colorado and purchased a shotgun and ammunition I wish the media had used a different word than 'infatuated' - it has a love-based connotation, and not a crazy nut connotation like 'obsessed' would have.
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FBI hunting 'armed and extremely dangerous' woman with multiple US schools on lockdown including ColumbineColorado police and the FBI are hunting an 18-year-old woman they say is 'armed' and 'extremely dangerous', and who prompted a lock down at Columbine High School just days before the 20th anniversary 😥😟☹️😦🤯😨 Trump supporter As per a reverse 911 I just got, the schools are on 'lock out' which means inside, everything is normal, but you can't come or go.
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Columbine-infatuated teen who forced school closures is dead - reportsThe Columbine-infatuated teenager who forced the closure of schools in Denver has died, according to local media. So sad. Clearly a poorly young lady. Glad no one else was hurt RIP Sounds like conspiracy Good.
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Girl obsessed with Columbine massacre is armed 'and on her way to the school'Police have described Sol Pais, 18, as ‘armed and extremely dangerous’.
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