It's routine for conspiracy theories and even footage from live attacks to spread furiously online after a shooting.
On April 20, 1999, two students stormed through Columbine High School in Colorado and murdered 12 of their classmates and one teacher. It was a massacre that transformed a generation, ushering in a new era in which active shooter drills and armed guards became commonplace requirements at schools across the country.
Three unidentified Columbine High School students look at the 13 crosses memorializing those killed at their school 2 years ago after a memorial service April 20, 2001 in Littleton, CO. Michael Smith/Newsmakers The organization, which is named after Columbine High School’s mascot, functions as a support network that springs into protection mode every time a mass attack makes headlines.
Miniature crosses are displayed to commemorate the ten-year anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings at Clement Park April 20, 2009 in Littleton, Colorado. Columbine was the site of the then deadliest school shooting in modern United States history when, on April 20, 1999, two students killed 12 classmates and one teacher, and wounded 23 others, before taking their own lives.
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