A shotgun fired and hit Townsend, Kreutz, Schnurr and Park. '', Savage ran to freedom. upper level, southwest corner. Two library employees An injured student (John Tomlin, 16) asks the shooters, "Haven't you done enough?" Do you think the fuller transcript is legit? 2. Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. ", which happens at the start of 11.30.04. 20 Avril 1999. Seconds Could it have been averted?Five years later, nobody knows exactly why Harris and Klebold went on that murderous rampage. At about 4:17 in Patti Nielson's call, we can hear some yelling in the background, which is definitely from one of the shooters. and the shooters enter the library. school custodian, after rewinding a recycled videotape, hits the record button Teacher: Yes, he is. I got all of the kids in the library on the floor.''. During the incident, teacher Patty Nielson placed a call to 911 Emergency. A YouTube video shows a reconstruction[7] of how the 911 call transpired. to report shots being fired outside the library. County Patrol Deputy Rick Searle, on the upper grassy area on the southwest side Let me know what you think! It's easier to have your priorities in order when you are faced with the idea you could die today, and you ask yourself have you done what you really need to do, or are you just flapping your wings?" Outside the cafeteria, Rachel Scott, a student actress, was sitting in the grass and eating lunch with Richard Castaldo, attending his first year at Columbine after transferring from Catholic Machebeuf High School. 40.1 mb - right-click to save to your desktop, * Transcripts provided by Associated Press, * Transcripts provided by Associated Press and DISPATCH monthly, Audio File: Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library, Audio/Video File: Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library - "full" version, Transcript of Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library, Transcript of a student calling from Columbine to report a female injured in the parking lot, Audio File: 911 calls and police dispatch communications (1), Audio File: 911 calls and police dispatch communications (2), Transcript of a 6-minute dispatch tape JeffCo released to the media. After being grazed by a bullet in the. Graves, and Lance Kirklin, Klebold I thought it was probably a video production, she said, so I went out there to tell him to stop., It was then she realized it was real as one of the young gunmen turned around and fired in her direction. Ireland closed his eyes. O.K.? Bookshelves and cabinets and tables blocked sight lines and made it impossible for any one student to recount the exact sequence of what Harris and Klebold did next. A teacher The Columbine Library Audio refers to a 911 call placed by art teacher Patti Nielson [1] as she hid inside the library of Columbine High School during the shooting rampage on April 20, 1999. in the counseling hallway sees students in the north hallway running east the double doors. A subreddit focused on constructive discussion to better understand the events that took place surrounding the mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20th, 1999. The first Denver Weather Taborskys 5/19/2022 8:38 PM. at this point. "When the year 2000 hit, it wasn't like a new year for me," she said. Seth Houy threw his body over Crystal Woodman and whispered a vow to take a bullet for her. Various Reddit users have falsely claimed to have heard the full 911 throughout the years. of the schools custodial staff and faculty, including teacher William This happens at 3:27 in Patti Nielson's call and 3:24 in 11.23.11. Nearby, a killer waved a gun at Cassie Bernall. County Dispatch asks if any deputies on scene have a long gun (a rifle or Fire sprinklers sprayed. He was with best friend Corey DePooter in the library when the shooting began. She got over the fear of sending her own children to school. Theyve got the rooms locked up. Dispatch "When the year 2000 hit, it wasn't like a new year for me," she said. Through the library window, the killers spotted a police car. different descriptions -- the last being a white, red and blue striped shirt Nielson admitted she had to undergo therapy to deal with post-traumatic stress in the aftermath of Columbine. Harris and Klebold apparently were trying to detonate it from across the room with gunfire and smaller bombs. Neilson was in the library when she placed the call. At least 30 survivors fled through the library's rear emergency exit. Read More. Gardner How sure are you that this is actually: Thanks! "As we crossed the open door, the suspect threw what turned out to be a homemade grenade. Boom. I think I want to have it behind. I'm working to get to April 21. can see other deputies on the west side of the school near the concrete shed and Other times, they pointed their guns at a classmate but spared him for no apparent reason. I question that. Deputy However, I'm not sure I agree with all aspects of your assessment. advises of reports of two suspects with UZIs, pipe bombs and shotguns. Broncos Before the rampage was over, Park was hit three more times. The teacher - who was among the first shot, made the initial 911 call from the school library and was huddled in that cupboard, closest to the shooters when they killed themselves - isn't sure when or if she'll return to Columbine. of the school and they have long guns., A From under the table, the teacher could see only Klebold's black combat boots. Others used hall pay phones and office phones to call 911, family, and friends. Then he saw a head pop through the hole. Nielson, the hiding teacher who made the 911 call, said, "They were on a power trip. - Columbine archive The mother of 16-year-old victim Kelly Fleming described the audio as "pure hell [to listen to]." Most of the . This article has been tagged as NSFL due to its disturbing subject matter. The fifth shot, a shotgun blast to the chest, finally knocked Kirklin off his feet. Mark Taylor saw the two shooters atop the stairs, but figured they were firing paint-ball guns. Deputy "I've got every student in this library on the floor,'' she told the dispatcher, and then screamed to the kids: "You guys just stay on the floor!'' While the first five and half minutes of the call have been released to the public, the rest of the audio is "available" in the form of a transcript. Based on "I'm not blaming other people," Nielson says. Crouching over Hall's pained body, Ireland let his own head rise just above the top edge of the table. sees Klebold and Harris in the science hallway. Harris, radios dispatch with a Code 33.. "John didn't know these two boys any better than any other kids in the school. remain hidden in the television studio. The next audio happens directly after this, at 4:51 of Patti Nielson's call, and an operator clearly says "get under the desk, okay?" female down in the south parking lot of Columbine High School. Ask God,'' said his mother, Jane Savage. There was a five-minute silence. The killers spotted Shoels, a football player and one of the few black students at Columbine. But I don't want to impose. Nielson has written to most of the families whose kids were killed. Witnesses Harris rattled off 10 shots at the deputy with his 9mm carbine. cafeteria. Search the history of over 797 billion The first shots rang out at 11:08 a.m. After killing two students and wounding several others outside the school, the gunmen entered the building. "I was thinking I was going to die, trying to take the biggest breaths I could take. Attention, south units. A few of what's translated here are right, but I really doubt anybody's going to hear "peekaboo" and the knocking on the desk, or anything specific like that on a lo-fi phone recording from 1999. Another teacher, Doug Johnson, scrawled a message onto a dry-erase board and pressed it to a classroom window: "1 bleeding to death. The 911 operator answered the call stating "911" at 11:27:47 a.m. The two quickly became best friends, and Eubanks figured high school was going to be bearable after all. The two gunmen, Harris and Klebold killed themselves in the library. it ends before steven curnow even got shot. Dispatch Jefferson The operator is saying "Alright, I want you" then a half-second-long pause "to be as quiet as possible". Barking orders in the stairway between the lower-level cafeteria, which was being bombed, and the main level hallway, Sanders led dozens of students out of harm's way. Nielson has written to most of the families whose kids were killed. The ground shook. Just before he reached the cafeteria door, a gunman aimed at the fleeing boy's back and dropped him with a 9mm bullet along the spine. Anyways. Another instance of this happens, where gunshots or explosions can be heard on both calls. , Nielson: He turned the gun straight at us and shot and my God, the window went out. And yet, it's not a matter of just snapping out of it." They laughed about it. 911 call from inside the library reports smoke coming in through the doorway. DePooter was dead. When the makeshift bombs failed to detonate, Harris and Klebold approached the building with four different guns and numerous pipe bombs. Sgt. Seems like they were making the transcript off witness accounts and not from actual sound, which is backwards. Fellow students in Nielson's degree program helped, typing papers and encircling her in study groups as a form of encouragement. Stephen Austin Eubanks, 16 in 1999. A shy blond boy whose one close friend in school was assigned to a different lunch hour, Mauser usually ate by himself and spent the rest of "A'' track lunch period reading magazines or studying in the library. The gunmen spotted Mark Kintgen, slowed by cerebral palsy, and shot one 9mm bullet into his head and another into his neck. Kids! The gunmen walk through the And the kid standing there with us, I think, I, he got hit. Theyre not Band-Aids, but they have cloth to try to control the bleeding. Dave Sanders, are attempting to find out what is happening outside the Sgt. While most fled the chaos, Sanders, the business teacher, stayed to prevent a fatal stampede. Several seconds later, the caller says that, "that last one sounded like either a really big gun or a bomb." There's a very distinct difference between how the two handled [the massacre] that day. Copyright 1999 The Denver Post. Some say Eric was the quiet one, Athena says Dylan did much less speaking. Artista: Dead by april. "I wasn't going to know if I could go back unless I tried. Nielson: O.K (shouting) I want every student in this library on the floor and you better stay on the floor! Ive got students, under the table. Klebold is running behind them, but comes to an abrupt halt When she does visit the school, Nielson is besieged by students who ask if she's returning. Theyve got him elevatedthe best they can. Patty Nielson. And I probably will never have an answer to what went wrong.. Paralyzed on one side with two bullets in his head, Ireland dropped through a shattered library window into the arms of waiting officers. This page has been accessed 20,739 times. Questions linger: why didnt police follow up on the Browns complaints? Boom. Klebold He immediately is approached by a teacher as well as Kids under the table! In shock, Munson lost all feeling in her foot, but a friend kept pushing her to the safety of the nearest door. - The 911 "Yes, my mom and dad brought me up that way,'' Schnurr replied. cancin: erased. Creepy huh?). It landed about three feet in front of me,'' O'Shea said. Dragging the paralyzed student backward on the sidewalk, 40 feet to a waiting fire truck, the two SWAT team members, trailed by a submachine-gun wielding Sgt. But [Harris] doesn't. I then needed to establish a way to compare these calls that isn't by timestamps alone. The first shot slammed Rohrbough through the back. Boom. school and begin the rescue of two wounded students lying on the ground near the County SWAT commander Lt. Terry Manwaring, on his way to the high school, orders Teacher Doug Friesen and several students ripped off their shirts and pressed them into Sanders' wounds, trying to save his life with makeshift tourniquets. County Patrol Sgt. The "full" 911 call of teacher Patti Nielson from the library on the day of the Columbine massacre. County Sheriffs Office dispatch advises that there are possible shots fired Columbine Library Audio (partially lost 911 call of Colorado school shooting; 1999), Lost advertising and interstitial material, http://acolumbinesite.com/victim/injured4.php#patti, http://acolumbinesite.com/911/minutes.txt, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre#Perpetrators, https://lostmediawiki.com/index.php?title=Columbine_Library_Audio_(partially_lost_911_call_of_Colorado_school_shooting;_1999)&oldid=200231. I think I read that she escaped to a closet or something, but in her 60 Minutes interview she only mentions hiding in the librarian desk. Contact. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. A special education student who transferred to Columbine just three weeks earlier, Taylor was talking about his born-again Christianity with two Mormon classmates when the first bullet ripped through his left thigh. Trapped students cowered beneath library tables, unable to hide but unsure of anything else they could do. Dispatcher: We have paramedics, we have fire and we have police en route. I did an in-depth analysis of Patti Nielson's call where I lined up other 911 calls to see whether the audio was from the library or the 911 call center. Littleton Crouching behind a bulletproof shield, Denver Capt. Then gunshots and explosions rocked the commons, or cafeteria area, near where the killers had stashed a propane barbecue tank bomb, wired to a gasoline tank and surrounded with nails and BBs to maximize killing power. the cafeteria after the bombs exploded. . The next bullet grazed Nielson along her shoulder. It was Klebold, wearing his Boston Red Sox cap. Yes!! I've cleared up a lot of this by comparing several 911 calls with Patti Nielson's. She hopes her absence is being seen as running toward her family, not running away from the memories. Klebold and Harris also have bombs constructed with timers in their Nielson: I do not . is writing a speeding ticket on West Bowles Avenue, just west of Pierce Street, Though his buddies, Danny Rohrbough and Sean Graves, didn't smoke, the teens still met at lunch every day to swap Columbine High School small talk. hides in a nearby restroom, Just before turning the corner to go east, he is shot, Harris A few seconds later, Klebold is heard screaming for everyone to stand. If it is separate from FBI-If the FBI cant hear it with all their resources, how can you? one killer told a girl beneath a table. I felt something in my shoulder, Nielson said, her voice quavering slightly, I got grazed by a bullet.. Eubanks was wounded with buckshot in his ankle and hand. Searle reports smoke coming from the building. reports shots fired from inside the school. Kirklin turned his head to the sky and saw someone standing over him. Patti Nielson 9/11 Call (Columbine HS Massacre) by Unknown. Denver Post Staff Writer, Apr. "They said they waited their whole lives for this,'' Woodman said. north main hallway. at Columbine High School. Walcher Both killers moved on, leaving Scott unharmed. Dispatch SHOT. Sudoku report 30 students have exited the school on the west side. Scott didn't know that his sister, Rachel, already had been shot outside the cafeteria. REB! Whereas the other one has things like Stop your bitching! And yet, it's not a matter of just snapping out of it.". The One of the biggest issues with detecting anything that Harris and Klebold said on Patti Nielson's 911 call is the extraneous background noise, some of which people believe to be Harris and Klebold talking. "Yes, I do believe in God,'' the girl replied. Hiding beneath a lunch table, Keni Dooley watched a gunman lob a bomb into the cafeteria and shoot it. In Dispatcher: Is there any way you can lock the doors? - How to share your thoughts Get down!. "[6] The audio turned out to be real, though it was eventually confirmed to originate from a rare German documentary about the shooting. explosion in a field on the east side of Wadsworth Boulevard between Ken Caryl I pray they are getting help." news announces reports of two gunmen at Columbine High School. I'm working to get to April 21. Eubanks dared to peek out from the table and saw Klebold reloading. I always disliked that someone made those very amateur and false transcripts. last day of his life, Eric Harris arrives alone at the student parking lot at "I'm crouched down. . move to the center section of the library. ambulances should come into the area to rescue them. But she hasn't yet dealt with the piles of clippings and pictures and correspondence and teddy bears that overtook her living room and now live in her basement. killed and two more injured in the librarys center section before the gunmen When I heard of this being a theory on the patti call, I listened and heard right away some things were those echos. And that is definitely it. Littleton call made by Patti Nielson from the library is terminated by the dispatch center "That's when,'' she told her father, "I knew I was still alive.''. Pierce Street to the south. Then they spotted Nielson scrunched under the librarian's desk. roof, one suspect in the library with a shotgun and several bombs, and another She had decided she wouldn't graduate in May, but now it looks possible. Yeah, I guess I can try to go, but hes right outside that door. Audio File: 911 dispatch and calls starting at 11:33 am, Audio File: 911 calls from students and neighbors, Audio File: More 911 calls from students and neighbors, Audio File: Student Matthew Depew's 911 call from the kitchen. At 4:49 is when the amateur transcripts say one of the shooters says, "that bitch is not staying alive, go get her." '', Klebold shrugged. Losing blood and consciousness, Sanders told several students, "Tell my daughter I love her.''. Smoke billowed. Patti Nielson's Phone Number and Email. "Look at this black kid's brain! Seconds later, the gunman found Taylor again, strafing the prone boy with four more bullets, including one that tore through his chest, collapsing a lung but missing his aorta by a penny's width. shotguns out of their bags. Dispatch However, I attribute this to some kind of transfer or hold, as there was a few seconds of silence, and the operator had been talking to other operators about calling someone prior to the silence. building. Writhing in pain and smeared in blood, Kirklin yelled for his friends. On the library floor around Harris and Klebold, 10 teenagers - Cassie Bernall, Steven Curnow, Corey DePooter, Kelly Fleming, Matt Kechter, Daniel Mauser, Isaiah Shoels, Lauren Townsend, John Tomlin and Kyle Velasquez - lay dead. Searle Smoker fires three rounds at him and the gunman disappears Dispatcher: O.K. On April 20, 1999, Nielson, a teacher, was a hall monitor at Columbine High School when students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, armed with sawed-off shotguns, a rifle and an automatic pistol. then turns and enters the school through the west doors. The same loud noise can be heard on 11.23.11 at 1:03, with sounds of people reacting to it. As the - Columbine main page Nielson: Hes outside of this hall Hes in the hall There are alarms and things going off, theres smoke, my God, smoke is like coming Ive got the kids under the tables here, I dont know what is happening in the rest of the building. Press J to jump to the feed. Other investigations have concluded that on the day of the Columbine massacre, police should have acted more rapidly. This page was last edited on 10 December 2022, at 04:07. Let's get out of here!''. Now Mauser was alone under a library table. to make an immediate entry into the school. I hope I make sense and I worked there a year before I moved to a better paying job. Is there anyway you can block the door so no one can get in? Taylor crumpled. Patti Nielson, hiding under the front counter in the school library, calls 911 Realizing that the command post and the SWAT staging area will be set up at that location. At about 4:14 in Patti Nielson's call, someone distinctly says "okay." chemical storage room just east of Science Room 3, man on the roof wearing a red, white and blue striped "He wanted to kill Brooks, said Randy Brown, so we went to the police with that. "In some ways I was a magnet to some people, and yet other people felt uncomfortable around me. alarm in the cafeteria is activated. deputies on scene radio their positions around the school, confirming that a We need police here. one killer shouted. Stay down until the police come to you. Deputies Dispatch Unless Eric is talking to Bree and Isaiah says "mom" simultaneously, catching Dylan's attention. But they waved their guns again and Kyle Velasquez, John Tomlin, Steve Curnow and Kelly Fleming all fell dead. Shots in the building. County Sheriffs Offices are en route. Colorado Attorney-General Ken Salazar said, I dont think that anything that law enforcement did was negligent, but added that hes still investigating whether the police tried to hide some of their mistakes. length of the front counter. I laid her back down. Klebold walked around to Savage's side of the table. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. bombs exploding in the field along Wadsworth Boulevard are intended to divert, Harris also confirms a live bomb at Wadsworth and Chatfield. senseless tragedy on the 110th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birth that stole the lives of the strong and popular as well as the handicapped and lonely. Rohrbough, Sean Columbine High School and parks his 1986 gray Honda Civic in a space assigned to In time, she says. Dispatch two-hour 911 phone call (from 11:29 a.m. to 1:24 p.m.) from a school secretary "Stay tight,'' DePooter whispered. Theyve got some Band-Aids. The first I decided to use the extremely loud ringing of the phones in the 911 call center, which are so loud that some people mistook them to be fire alarms. There are two other useful files that aren't necessary: Here is a link to my Audacity file if you'd like to listen to them yourself, and here is a link to the audio that I've put side-by-side after the shooters enter the library, with Nielson's call on the right side, and the background audio on the left side. reports several shots fired at Columbine High School. Dispatcher: Are they applying some pressure to the jaw area? I got worked up, frustrated." But strangely, on the morning of the Columbine massacre, Harris warned Brooks Brown to go home just before the shooting started. Boulevard. paramedics transport student Stephanie Munson, shot in the ankle while escaping I Can Hear Them Screaming Some time later, police officers talking to each other by phone, a mix of voices. "I haven't been dreading the anniversary. In the library, the two teenagers had killed 10 classmates and wounded at least nine others. On the last day of his life, Eric Harris arrives alone at the student parking lot at Columbine High School and parks his 1986 gray Honda Civic in a space . Ted Mink, the new Sheriff of Jefferson County, Colorado, said that Columbine has indeed caused police all over the country to revise their tactics. Remaining behind in the library, though, were severely wounded students Pat Ireland and Lisa Kreutz, as well as teacher Patti Nielson, who was hiding inside a cabinet. Two "I'm perfectly willing to talk to any of them. ambulances, responding to Gardners call for medical assistance on the south Fire Department is staged at Weaver and Pierce Streets. Yes they did actually say those phrases but we don't have the full call in which we wpuld even be able to hear them say this. "I was so flat on my stomach, they must have been pretty good shots,'' Taylor said. Five years ago,Patti Nielson's life was turned upside down by a pair of violent teenagers whose actions Nielson and the rest of this Colorado community are still struggling to comprehend. (Sound of gunshots.) cafeteria and direct students to get down. He survived. The auditory pareidolia is real in this. units. shotgun). Alarms blared. "Who is under the table?'' The deputy rolled out of his patrol car. Ester of the Intelligence Unit reports to the southeast side of the school and From 20 feet away, Klebold pointed his gun at Kastle. library toward the west windows, killing one student on the way, before they. "Maybe we should start knifing people - that would be more fun,'' Todd recalls the other killer saying. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Searle reports the man is still on the roof and has moved over to the north "I haven't been dreading the anniversary. radio traffic they are hearing and personnel are quick to arrive at the scene. 911 calls coming in, dispatch advises that a suspect has possibly left the Then they went back and got Rachel Scott. But I don't want to impose. carrying two large duffel bags of the school, is evacuating students who have. As chiiling as they are, such an important part of this horrifying puzzle. With more gunfire whizzing overhead, one friend, Jayson Autenrieth, pulled her to safety. One While many in this community resent the media dredging up the awful memories of five years ago, Judy Brown and her husband Randy are eager to talk about it. A teacher, Theresa Miller, spent hours on the phone with 911 to deliver updates on Sanders' condition. They are in the science area in rooms one, two and three. briefly enters the side entrance to the cafeteria, Harris Im not ready to reach a conclusion today that there was a cover-up, Salazar said. Deputy agencies already are aware of the situation at the high school because of the 9:19AM. Police command to officers:Have SWAT when they get to headquarters, pick a staging area down south , Dispatcher talking to officer who is talking to hidden kids on cell phone:My officers that are in the school trying to find the kids on the cellphone. Tell them to start yelling so he can find them.. Dan O'Shea, passed by the emergency exit that at least 30 survivors earlier had used to flee the library. Walker reports possibly seeing one of the gunmen through the windows on the We have two dead suspects in there. IE 11 is not supported. As she got closer, Nielson realized that the gun was real and was going to threaten Harris with campus security. To start, I figured out that the released version of Patti Nielson's 911 call is 5:01 seconds, and the versions that have cleared-up audio are slowed down by around 5%. containing enough explosive, student parking lots to sit in their respective cars, The Walker, on the south side of the school, reports an explosion that blows out Magor, on his way to the explosion in a field off Wadsworth, is advised of a Dispatch County Sheriff John Stone, on his way to Columbine High School, calls Jefferson reports that Denver Police Department personnel are at the shed on the west side just Beside The FBI one looks like: SHOT. Dispatch This corresponds to 0:07 of 11.30.13. "I did a quick peek through the window. Schwieterman, After carrying out Scott, officers moved down the 22 concrete steps, where they found Danny Rohrbough dead. Nielsen survived the massacre, but the library became a scene of carnage. She got over the fear of sending her own children to school. Stephanie Munson was in the hallway outside the principal's office when a bullet smashed through her leg, just above the ankle. The eyewitness accounts are full of terror and courage, heartbreak and luck. - How to get help Until I got called in to review a few training cases, and a few firing cases. Oh God! Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. A shard of bomb shrapnel flew into DiManna's cheek. I'm getting ready to pick her up. I'm doing better concentrating. Law The 911 operator answered the call stating "911" at 11:27:47 a.m. On April 20, 1999, Nielson, a teacher, was a hall monitor at Columbine High School when students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, armed with sawed-off shotguns, a rifle and an automatic pistol opened fire, sending their fellow students running for their lives.
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