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PROGRESS REPORT
CASE # 99-16215
CASETYPE: Assist to Jefferson County
DATE TYPED: 041'20199
Investigator Kevin Heaton
DOYLE, JENNIFER
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DOYLE advised that after passing period for First Lunch, she was located in the library.
DOYLE heard gunshotsand bombsgoingoff. DOYLE stated she was hiding under a
desk in the library when two suspects entered
The suspects were randomly shooting at victims and at one time told everyone to stand
up.
One of the suspects said he was waiting to do this for a long time.
The suspect asked the second suspect, "You knowwhat else I've been waiting to do?"
DOYLE said there were 30 to 40 people in the library and one victim, who she believes
was killed, was laying on top of her.
DOYLE was able to run out the back door ofthe library to safety.
DOYLE sustained injuries to her right hand, to include breaks and fractures, from gunshot
wounds.
DOYLE said she saw a long gun, but could not describe anyother weapons.
KYLER. ADAM
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PROGRESS REPORT
CASE I< 99-16215
KYLER advised that he was running through the cafeteria to escape, when the shooting
began. That there were chairsflying through the air and something struck him in the back
and neck. That he believed he could escape, by hiding in a dark room near the computer
room. KYLER stayed in the dark room until he was ableto leave the building. KYLER
saw one suspect wearing a trench coat, but could not identify the suspect further, nor what
weapons he carried
Investigator Rasmussen was advised by Hospital Staff that KYLER had brunt trauma,
injury to Lite back and spinal area. There was no additional information at this time.
JANKOWSKI, JOCYE
JANKOWSKI lookedout the window and saw two bloodied students' bodies, lying on
the grass. JANKOWSKI then began to hear, what she described as, loud explosions and
gunshotsalong with screaming to the west of her location. 1ANKOWSKI thought the
gunshots and screaming was moving her way. JANKOWSKI, two fellow teachers and two
students, lockedthemselves in a bathroom They heard a very loud explosion and
gunshotsout side the bathroom.
They then decided to escapeby going through the ceiling and she subsequently fell
through the ceiling, back into the lounge This is when she injured her knees and back.
Theydecided the best way to survive, was to open the door and try to escape the building.
Theydid this and were successful. During her escape, JA."lKOW$KI never saw the
suspects.
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AGENCY REPORTS:
LITTLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT:
MCA, D. A.
T~al she Wi! i. lh, librarl whe' thil happened a.d "d,d Il,II "dlr thl
tabh .ith three lUll! C,rl (~nk last nu.l. ~." me, EW • • ith blo'd'
hair, a,d Au,ti, Uba,i,.
T~at Corl had bm Ihot. SII >is afraid he liS dud bleam "e "'
laliR~ en to, 01 hi. a,d ,h. noticed 'bl"d luliA, out.'
nat a ki d em i' the Iibrarl .ho h.d bm shol i R lh. ,to..,h. H'
told ., Ie g,t u,d,r I,. labl ••
Thai Ihl heard ,URlhols .,d bolbl a,d lhll kept getti,g Ieuder ,
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They lien left tha library IUd m. back.
ThIY uhd mean. if hls ,n. vas J'hn but J"n was g,",
That 'hen t'll me back Ih'l pdled the chair .. I frOI the labie.
Sh. m lbe black boots and thought ot <is th. poli<l, ~" of t'l
susp.tts then pointed bis g,n at her 'nd ssct four Hlel, She <as struck
i' th, right h,nd.
Th,t she liS sitlbg .m her k,m tuck.d " and her head <as in her
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Th,t ,h. aought th,t th, cne <ho sh'l ber <as Eric ~arris, She
disn'! k.o. his ,al' ,ri,r to !hil 'ncid•• t but Si' his pi'lur. o' T.V.
Sb. s,id she us uttMng Chann.l '. and it liS a. picture on lh. right
fide cf the screen. ~, liS ..,ring blad b'otl 'nd black panls and h' m
a dirtl blonde.
That she hwd ,n, of th•• say to lh. other .n., 'On 10' In.. ,h.t
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On ;·18·99, at about 0930 hours, I interviewed JenniferDoyle at her residence. Jennifer was In the library at Columbine High
School on 4-20-99 when the shootings occurred. 1requestedthat Doyle begin with the beginning of her day and tell me her
activities and observations.
Doylestatedthat she parked her Oar in theJunior parkinglot. facing Pierce,at about 0720 hours. She went to theTrigonometry
class with Mr. Smith for first period. Second period she was in Science with Mr. Friesen. I asked her about the announcements
made during that period. She stated that she doesn't recall anything unusual from the announcements. Third period was
Language Artswith Ms. Hoffman. Fourthperiodshe wentto Gym withMr, Place, She stated that fourth periodwas out about
ten minutesearly. approximately 1100 hours. Doylestaled she has "A" lunch for fifth period.
Doylestated that no one associated with the "Trench Coat Mafia" are in any of her classes. She stated she was nor familiar \,\ irh
the group prior to the shootings. She had never seen Eric Harris before, She does remember Dylan Klebold because she wen:
to elementary school with him at Governor's Ranch Elementary Both of them were in the Chips Program, which is a special
programfor advancedstudents. Doyle statedshe had se~before, in the hallway, but did not knowhun by name
She does recall. being someone who wore a trench coat.
At 1100 hours, Doyle went down to the cafeteria,There she sat at a table which the map I showed her designed as table"E "
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Shesat there with her mend, Eric Schmidt, for about five minutes. Shestated that fellow student, Kelly Burgesser, joined them.
Burgesser has fourth period off. Doyle stated that she saw nothingout of the ordinarywhen she was in the cafeteria. She did
not observe anyone carrying anything heavy into the cafeteria, nor did she see the suspects or anyone associated with the
"Trench Coat Mafia."
She statedafter about five minutesin the cafeteria she and Burgesserwent upstairsto use the phones near the mainoffice. She
stated that Burgesserwas not feeling well and was makinga call to her parents to have them pick her up. After the phonecall
was made, Doyle went to the librnry, while Burgesserwent back down to the cafeteria. 1asked Doyle what route she took to
the library, She could not remember specifically, but thought that she went down the hallway between the Tech lab and the
language arts room, then west along the south main hall, then north to the library entrance,
When she entered the library, Doyle placed her backpackon a table. She indicated on the map that I showed her that this was
tablenumberone. At that same table wasstudentMark Kintgen. I asked Doylewhoelse she saw in the library, She stated that
sittingin a chair next to the window at the libraryentrance was Val SchmUIT. At the table designated as number 2 on the map
werestudents Lisa Kmetz, Lauren Townsend. and Jeanna Park. At the table marked number 3 on the map were two students.
Blairand Hochhalter.
When Doyle first went into the library she went towards the west end to look for a mend. Whenshe didn't see the mend she
went back to table number one. I asked Doyle Ifshe made any observations outsidethe west windows. She stated she did not
go that far and at that rime nothing hadcaught her attention. Whenshe returnedto table one, a female teacher,whose name she
did not know but identifiedas "the one who made the 9·1·1 call", entered the libraryscreaming that someone had a gun. The
teacherwas telling everyone, "Get under the rabies!" After the teacherentered,a male studententered and was hunched 0'"
Although she did not see bloodon the malestudent,she could tellthat he was hurt. Shestated thenshe took the matterseriously
Doylewas going' to get underneath tableone, but thought that it did not provide enough cover forher. She thoughtshe was 100
exposed. Doyleran 10 the back of the library on the south, She hid underneath the table designatedas number 14 on the map
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Doyle then began to heargunshots and bombs goingoff. It sounded as if theywere coming from the hallway in front of the
library entrance, Shedid not see the suspectsenterthe library. Shethought the suspects were in the librarywhenshe heard a
malevoicesay, "Gel out from under the tables!" Doyle said noone moved.
Doyle had the impression that the gunmen left the library at thistime. Shestated she still heardgunshots, burthe shots did not
sound as loud. Shethoughtthe ShOlS wereperhaps coming from thehallway or downstairs. She statedthat the gunshots were
continuous.
Doyle statedthat she was under table 14 for about five to ten minutes. She thought the suspects weregone, Then she heard
a window shattering, She heardthe comment from a malevoice saying something to the effectthat"the library'sgoingto %0 •
Shesaid therewas a panicsound to the male's. voice. At thispointshe thought that therewas a bomb in the library and that the
bombwas going to go off.
Doylestated there wasa male student sittingunderneath the table thatthe map had designed as number II. Shestated that the
male lookedcalm.She thoug.~t he was handling thesituation much betterthanshe was.
Doyle then heard the gunmen being very loud and laughing. She could not tell what they're words were, and she could not
distinguish how many voices: were talking. She began to see bullets bouncing off the south wall near her. She described tt as
"littleball things bouncing off the wall," She glanced up and sawa suspect, all in black,walking between the book casesJUSt
to her east. I asked her which direction the suspect was walking, She stated she could not remember.
Shethen hearda malevoice very close to her asking, "What's yourname?" The person responded, "JohnSavage," The male
responded, "Oh, we know you, gel out of here." Doyle statedat this pointshe thought perhapsthe policewerein the libraJ'\
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She thought that was why somebody was being let go. Just then, one of the suspects pulled a chair out from underneaih table
14 where she was at. She glanced up andsawtwosetsof black boots standing to the east side of her table. One w~ne"
to the table, On the east. The other One was a littlefurtheraway to the northeast. She again thoughrperhaps it was the police
because of the black boots. She glanced up to where she could see the entirebodies of the two individuals. They were white
males. Shestated shedid not recognize them. Shesaidthattheywere dressed in black.1asked her if the suspects were wearing
masks. She stated theywere not. She only glanced at them, then looked away.
Doyle stated that laterthat evening whilein thehospital, shesawa t.v, news program which identified the twoshooters as Eric
Harris and Dylan Klebold, She stated she knows that the individual standing closest to her table was Dylan Klebold because
he was tallerand bigger than the other male.
Doyle stated that the gunmen, she latercould identify as Kleboid, hada shotgun whichhe was holding with beth of his hands
, asked her if it was a single or double barrel shotgun. She stated she did net know. She stated there was another gun on
Klebold's leftside.She stated"it was not a littlegun" and that there wasa piece coming out from the bottomof the gun We
looked at a newspaper which had silhouettes of me guns used in theshooting. She pointedout that the gun she was describing
as being on Klebold's left side WIlS the Tech 9.
AfterKJebold pulled the chair out, he shot theshotgun underneath theirtable, 1asked her if it was one shot or morethan one
shot She thinks it was only one shot. Doyle had her right hand resting on Corey DePooter's right shoulderWhen theshotgun
blast occurred. She stated she began screaming. She stated shewas probably screaming for a while becauseat one pomt she
realized that she was screaming and that she needed to stop. When she stopped screaming she felt a tingling sensation.
described as "pins and needles", in herright hand. Shecould hearboth malesuspectslaughing. She put her head downon tOP
of Cory DePooter's back, Her head was facing to the westbecause shedid not want the suspects to see her. She kepther eves
open, but was trying to play dead. I asked Doyle if she Saw any weapons being held by Eric Harris. She stated she did not.
Doyle locked at her hand and saw that sire waswounded. ShetookCorey DePooter's shirt and wrappedher hand in it. Doyle
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slated shecould see that there was a stream of blood flowing down alongthe left side of DePooter, She statedshe knew thar
he had been killed, She heard Def'ooterbreath his last Therewerenoconversations with Del'ooter. Doyle stated that prior
to a gunmen coming to her table, DePooter hadbeenencouraging her and Eubanks by saying that everything was going to be
all right.
The nextcomment she heard from the suspects wasone saying, "You knowwnat else I've wanted to do?" The ether suspect
replied, "Yeah, stab someone." This was when Doyle keptherface tothewestanddid not move. She thought that if shemoved
she would be stabbed by the suspects.
I asked Doyle to describe her wounds. Shedescribed shotgun pellets, Three pellets enteredher right hand(onecrushed her ring
finger. another one entered her wrist,andanotherone entered theback of her hand.) She stated thatthereweretwoexitwounds,
one coming Out in the thumb area. and onejust belowher pinky finger. Doylehas a metal plate and screws holding her ring
ringer together.
Doyle is unsure if any other shots were fired aftershe was injured. She stated that she feltas if most of the gunfirehappened
priorto her being shot. Doylestatedthat sheand Eubanks laid fora while underneath the table. When Doylefirst thought that
the suspects had left the librarybecauseit became quiet, shesaidsomething to Eubanks. Eubanks responded, "Shhh- and the
two of them did not talk for a while,
At one point Eubankstapped her and said,"We've got to get Out of here," The two of them back out tram under the table
Doyle believes they went towards the south wall and thenran north along the west wall where the windows are. then to the
northwest exit. Doyle remembers seeinga girl sittlOg down underneath the southcomputertableas she was running towards
the exit. She stated that the girl was injured. There wereabout 15 students at the exit trying to get out of the library
Doylecould not remember anyone else underneath table 14getting out and running when she and Eubanks did, She thought
lateron that the student underneathher table was Mauser, and that Mauser had been killed.
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Doylestated that when she exited the northwest door of the library she ran behind a police car which was 20 to 30 away She
ran behind the policecar where two police officers werepositioned. She could not say whether shots were being tiredat that
time. She stated thal the male studentsbegan to takeoff their shirts to use them to helpwith the wounded. It took a while. but
policecarsbegan coming up to evacuate the students. She statedshe believes she was in the third policecar whichcame to get
students. She was taken to a neighborhood southwest of the school. Doyle could not remember anything further about the
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[ advised Doyle that Mauser had been found underneath table number 9. This surprised her. I told her that the student
underneath table 14 had the last name of Ball. She looked his pictureup in the yearbook and stated that she remembers the
studentas having blond hair. which Ban had. She does not recall anything that Bait did underneath their table or when he left
the library.
Doyle stated she left a black backpack in the library which contained five black notebo?ks. The only thing of value in her
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REPORTING AGENT: Greenwell CASE NUMBER: 99..()38856
TIM: Eubanks, Stephen "AustIn" DATE OF REPORT: 04-21-99
IJrFENSE: AOA-J.C.S.D./Homiclde
WITNESS LIST:
Agent M. Grsenwe!1
LPD investigations Division (303) 967·1233
assigned case investigation;
(303) 347-8911
shooting victim: in library with victim DePcoterwhen shot; can tD suspects;
PARENTS: Stephen & Joni Eubanks
Dr. Antuna
Adventist Littleton - Porter Hospital
attending physician
Q6SERVATIONIINVESTIGATION:
On Tuesday, 04-20·99. at approx, 1240 hrs., I responded to AdvenJisl UtJieton Hospital to interview victims and
witness to the shooting at Columbine High School. When I arrived at the hospital, I Interviewed several people.
including Stephen "Austin" EUBANKS.
I asked Austin, after being treated for his injuries, what napcened. Austin said he and his best friend, Corey
DePooter,were sitting in the librarywhen they heard noises which soundedlike someone hammeringagainstthe
wall. Austin said another students said it sounded like gun fire. Austin said it sounded as if it was comingfrom
outside, to the north and west of the library, Austin said he feit the library start Shaking and heard several
explosions. About this time. Austin said severalstudents came running into the library, o,long With a teacher, and
the teacher was yelling. to get under the tables as therewere people with guns in the buUding.. Austin said he,
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"ICTIM: Eubanks, Stepnen "Austin" DATE OF REPORT: 04-21-99
,FFENSE: AOA-J.C.S.D.1Homicide
Corey, a female students identified as Jennifer Doyle, and an unknown freshman student all crawled under the
same table, Autsin said they were about the second from the last table, As they hid under the table, Austin said
he heard "them' come into the room. When they came into the room, Austin said he heard a bomb go off, but it
was not near where he was, Austin said he could hear "tbem"walking around the room randomly shooting under
the tables. When "they" got to the table he was under, Austin said "Dylan" pointed his gun under the table, directly
at Corey, and pulled the trigger, Austin saic1 Dylan continued shooting under the table, but Austin had his head
covered at this time. When Austin looked up, Corey had been shot and was bleeding profusely and Austin said
he knew Corey was dead. Austin said he then heard a male subject, elsewhere in the library, ask Dylan and Eric
what they were doing, Dylan responded, "Killing people!" and told the male subject to get out and he heard
running from the room, Then, Austin said he heard one of the subjects say something about doing something he
has alwaye wanted to do and he took a knife out of a side pocket on his pant leg, Austin believed they were gOing
to go cut someone, Austin said someone said they left and they all got up and ran from the library, outside, Once
outside, Austin said, they were met by officers and told to get behind a police oar as there was someone on tne
of. Austin said he heard someone say there were three of them and he thought he heard the nam~
I asked Austin if he knew the people shooting, Austin said he knows their first names, Dylan and EriC, Austin
described Dylan as tall (6-0210 6-04), eoprcx. 160 Ibs" 17·18 years old, pale white complexion, blonde medium
length hair, unshaven, "goofY looking", wearing black cargo pants, but "",no trench coat today!" I asked Austin
what he meant by "",nc trench coat todayl" Austin said Dylan is always seen in his trench coat, along with Eric
and"
Next, I asked Austin to describe Eric, Austin said Eric is the shorter of the two and is approx. 5-10 to 5-11, shorter
hair in length, thin build. and walks "bow-legged", Austin was not certain what Eric was wearing,
i asked Austin if he knew what. was wearing, Austin said he did not actually s e . but hear. . . .as
with them and always sees. with Dylan and Eric at school.
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
REPORTING AGENT: Greenwell CASE NUMBER: 99-038856
1CT1M: Eubanks, Stephen "Austin" DATE OF REPORT: 114-27-99
OFFENSE; AOA..J.C,S.O.itIornicide
I asked Austin if he saw what each of them was carrying, Austin said both had combat boots, bccv armor, shot
guns, pipe bombs.and one had a knife on his pant lsq, I asked Austin if he knew whatwas used to shootCorey,
Austin said it was a semi-automatic of some type, but was not certain if it was a rifle or handgun,
Austin was examined by Dr, Antuna and released after being examined, Austin's injuries were to his right hand
(Index finger and smallfinger), and a two inch grazing typewound on his left knee. The Injuries to Austin's index
finger required three stitches. Austin said he received the wound from eithera bulletor fragment while underthe
table, Austin's injuries were photographed by an Arapahoe County S,O, crime lab. photographer,
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the clothing worn by "Dy Lan" was black in calor. When asked if the
forenamed was in possession of a weapon, Austin Eubanks responded
in the affirmative. Auscin Eubanks told TO the person he referred
to as llDylan" was carrying a I!Tec-9 in his left hand. 11 Auscin
Eubanks went onto describe that weapon as black ~n color with the
"rmazz Le perforated. II .l\ustin Eubanks pointed out other individuals
had indicated HOylan wa.s wearing a hat, however, he did not recall
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seeing one worn by that suspect. Austin Eubanks went onto state
the other suspect in the company of "Oylan l1 was IIEric. it Austin
EUbanks stated he did not actually see Eric until later during this
incident but knew Dylan was with someone else when he in~tially
entered the library. IO clarified with Austin EUbanks he was
positive as to his: identification of "Dy Lan" and knew the forenamed
was not alone when he entered the library. Austin Eubanks stated
he based that belief on the fact there was conversation between
Dylan and another individual. Austin Eubanks reiteraced Lt was not
until later in the incident when he actually saw the other person
and positively identified that individual as "Eric.1! 10 told
.a.ustin Eubanks he would address issues with "Eric late.X' in this
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interview.
Austin Eubanks was next asked to describe what occurred when
he first observed Dylan Klebold towards the cenCer of the library
between the main counter and the reference desk. Austin Eubanks
indicated Dylan Klebold was moving in a westerly direction and at
the point he initially observed him the forenamed was telling
evez-yone to "stand up. Austin Eubanks specifically recalled
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Austin Eubanks stated after Dylan Klebold had fired his weapon
in the manner inaicated, he had a difficult time uhearing. 1l
Austin
Eubanks stated he did remembe~ a short time later hearing Dylan
Klabold state, "something about a knife and something he always
wanted to do,·j Austin Eubanks stated it was his vi.mpr ee a i.cn he
(referring to Dylan Kleboldl was talking about cutting or stabbing
someone," Austin Eubanks pointed out at nO time during this
incident did he see Dylan Klebold in possession of a knife. Austin
Eubanks speculated Dylan Klebold must have made that statement
somewhere near table 14, otherwise he would not have been able to
hear the comment. Austin Eubanks again clarified he was having
diffiCUlty hearing after Dylan Klebold had fired his weapon under
table l~.
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On April 20,1999, at approximately l2:35p.m" the reporting officer was contacted by
Captain Jim Collier and directedto reportto the command post located at South Pierce
Street and West Bowles, Lakewood, Colorado. The reporting officer then responded to
the command post. At the command post, the reporting officerwas directed to
accompany one ofthe ambulance crewswhenthey begantransporting victims to the
hospital. The reporting officer was assigned to a LittletonFire Departmentambulance.
The crew consisted ofLt Monte Fleming, John Alyard,Ryan Knautson, and Charlie
Martinez. They are all members of the Littleton Fire Department.
At approximately 2:46p.m.,the ambulance crew and the reporting officer moved into
position and picked up a male victim. He was identified as Patrick John Ireland. His
date-of-birthis June 12, 1981. His home address is
_ He was suffering from a gunshot wound to the le orebea, a guns ot wound
o e n t foot, and a lacerationof the rightinnerelbow. At the time he was placed in
the ambulance,he was wearing a graytee-shirt, a whiteundershirt, blue jeans, socks and
a gold colored necklace with a water-ski pendant. He was not wearing shoes. His socks,
pants, shirt, and head were covered with blood. Insidethe ambulance he was attendedto
by Firemen Fleming and Knautson, Theycut off all of his clothes except his undershorts.
These clothes were turned over to the reporting officerwho took control of them. He was
transported to St. Anthony's Hospital.
Inside the ambulance,the reporting officerasked Mr. Ireland to describe what bad
occurred. He stated that he was shotby a manwho was wearing black clothes and a
mask. The man was carrying a long gun. He could not describethe size of the man nor
did be recognize the man. He statedthere was also a secondman who was shooting.
This man also wore a mask. He could provide no otherdescriptionof the second
gunman. Mr. Ireland stated that he was in the "emergency room" when he was shot. He
could not rememberwho he was talking to or what he was doing at the time of the
shooting. He stated that the shooting surprised him and he did not remember any other
gunshots. He stated that he saw neitherhand grenades nor bombs. He had no idea who
wouid want to shoot him. He could provide no other details.
At St, Anthony's Hospital,Mr. Ireland was originally treated by Dr. Pi and Dr.. Darcy
Fisher. Dr. Fisher confirmedthat the wound to the forehead and the wound to the foot
were both gunshot wounds. She removed one small fragment from the foreheadwound.
The reporting officer took possession of this fragment. Dr. Fisher stated that surgery
would be required to remove the remainder of the bullet. Dr. Fisher removed his
underwearand gave these the reporting officerwho assumed control of them. Dr. Prall
performedthe surgery. Duringthe course of the surgery, Ms. Diane Greenburg, a nurse,
left the operating room and gave the reporting officer the bullet that had been removed
from Mr. Ireland's head. Ms. Greenburg statedthat Dr. Prall bad removed the bulla and
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given it to her to giveto the reporting officer. The reporting officer also tookcontrol of
the bullet.
Due to the circumstances, the reporting officer hadno SBIforms with him at thetime he
wasat the hospital. The neurosurgeon, Dr. Prall, stared thatthere was a substantial
chance that Mr. Ireland would suffer a permanent loss of physical abilities.
The reporting officer placed all of the evidence in the Denver Police Department
property bureau. Theproperty bureau number is 559697. Theevidence consists of one
metal fragment, one bulletfragment, onewatch, one pair of bloody pantswitha belt, two
bloody socks,one bloody gray shirt, one pairof underwear, and onebloodywhite
undershirt. His walletwithassorted papers and sixdollars, his necklace andhis keys
were placed into personal property underthe same invoice number.
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IO further confirmed with Pat Ireland the lrjunior
lotH is located on the south side of Columbine High School. Pat
Ireland went onto clarify that he used the southwest lower entrance
when entering the school on the date in question. Pat Ireland
related he did not recall any unusual activity when he arrived at
schaol. Pat Ireland reiterated he initially went to his locker
prior to responding to hi$ 1st period class.
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Ireland stated Beth Klepper drove the forenamed to lunch. Pat
Ireland clarified Seth Klepper parks in the junior parking lot
{south side of the school, un~~own parking space number) and
returned to that same location after coming back from lunch.
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that "t wc kids" had "guns" and "ever-ybody get down." Pat. Ireland
stated it was apparent to him the teacher .sounded "frightened" and
she later repeace4 the above command when she began shouting, "Stay
down. Pat Ireland stated he assumed the teacher remained up
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towards the north end of the library due to the fact the voice
seemed to be coming from the same location. Pat Ireland again
clarified he did not actually see the teacher based on his location
in the library.
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heard one of the suspect a yell, "Anybody with a whit .. hat stand
up. II Pat Ireland went onto state it was possible the suspect had
added to tha.t statement, lfA.nybody with a white hat or at jock was
supposed to stand up." According to Pat I~eland, he was not aware
of anyone who complied with that suspect's request. Pat Ireland
did point out he was wearing a ball cap that date, but could not
describe the hat. Pat Ireland was also unable to recall if he
removed the hat after hearing the suspects,
Pat Ireland stated he next heard one of the suspects state,
!!This is for all the shit you put us through," Pat Ireland stated
he then recalled hearing different voices whiCh he believed were
coming from the suspects. Pat Ireland clarified he did not
actually remember seeing either of the suspects but ~~ew he had
heard two distinct voices, however, concluded there were at least
two suspects who had entered the libra~i. Pursuanc to questioning,
Pat Ireland seated the above described statements appeared to be
corning from the northwesc section ot the library. When asked if he
could prOVide any addieional information regarding the distinct
voices he heard, Pat Ireland responded in the negative. Pat
Ireland stated he simply recalled thinking there were at least two
suspects in the library based on hearing differenc voices ~at
Ireland was unable to elaborate on that poine.
Pat Ireland stated after hearing the above statements, he then
began to hea~ additional gunshots. According to Pat Ireland, those
gunshots were coming from the northwest section of the library.
Pat Ireland stated it was at that point he then realized Makai Hall
had been shot. to confirmed with Pat Ireland up to that po~nt he
had basically held his head down with his eyes closed, thus he was
not able to visually observe the suspects. When asked how he
became aware of Makai Hall being shot, Pat IrelanQ stated h.. h..ard
"Makai's groans," When hearing the groans Pat Ireland stated it
caused him to open his eyes and look towards where Makai Hall was
located. According to Pat Ireland, at the time he looked a~ Makai
Hall, he could sea the forenamed had been shot and the~e was blood
flowing from his right knee. Pat Ireland stated it was around that
Same time frame he also observed blood on Dan Steepleton's foot but
was not clear as to whether or not Dan Steepleton had been shot.
Pat Ireland next reported either prior to realizing Makai Hall
had been shot or soon thereafter, he began ~playing dead. ff Pat
Ireland seated while 'lplaying dead» he remembered !!holding my
breath." Pat Ireland cla.rified he could not specifically recall
when he attempted to play dead during the incident but knew
obViously it was prio~ to when he waa shot,
Pat Ireland went onto state at some point during this incioent
he remembered moving to the west towards Makai Hall for the purpose
of providing that individual with first aid. Pat !4eland seated he
remembered moving over cowards Makai Hall on his hands and knees
and eventually positioned himself somewhat behind Makai Hall and
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library. It was at that point IO verified with Pat Ireland when he
awakened he made a conscious decision to leave the library. When
asked to elaborate on that point, Pat Ireland stated he remembered
seeing the "wi.ndows " and thinking that was limy way out. II Pat
Ireland then made reference to "escaping out the window."
Pat Ireland stated at aome point after awakening and
determining he was going to move towards the west windows he1
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Ireland stated he used the south side of that chair to pull himself
up onto the window ledge. Pat Ireland described using the left
side of hi. body to pull himself up onto the window ledge. IO
clarified with Pat Ireland he would have been facing an easterly
direction (baok to the west wall) at the time he engaged in that
activity.
Pat Ireland reported once he was able to pUll himself up onto
the window ledge he then II swept glass away"" in an effort to clear
a path to crawl over. Pat Ireland told IO he did not recall
feeling any pain in his head or foot from the time he awakened~
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Mark Kintsen clarified he did not know Diwata Perez but heard she
was one of the girls located at table #2.
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two individuals enter the library via the east entrance. When
asked to describe the suspects, Mark Kintgen stated based on his
positioning he did not recall seeing ~he su~pects from the waist
up. Mark Kintgen stated he remembered both suspects were wearing
"black boots" and both had "blaek pants. n Ma.rk Kintgen related he
had hea.rd reports the suapect e were wearing "t.rench CQats, II
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suspect had stepped around from the glass case prior to shooting
under his table. Mark Kintgen was unable to ~e mora specific
concerning that point. IO did confirm with Mark Kintgen the only
description he could give of the suspect whom he saw zhoot into the
glass case and later under his table waS consistent with that
person wearing black boots and black pants.
When asked what occurred at the point he was shot! Mark
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When aSked why he believed the .u.pect had fired into the
taBle, Mark Kintgen stated when he "wcke up" there- were: »wood
splinters all around,TI Mark Kintgen was unable to be specific in
terms of whether or noe he believed the suspect fired through a
chair or the table dur~ng the incident.
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Library was pretty full but Kreutz could not remember seeing
anybody else she knew. There are two reading chairs with a small
table between them, next to table #2 and against the east wall.
There may have been someone seated at one of the reading chairs.
A couple of minutes after sitting down, Holliday left
their table and went over to the computer area on the west side
of the Library. At about that time, Kreutz heard popping sounds
coming from outside the west part of the Library. The sounds
were like a hammer striking a wall. Within a minute, a blonde
haired student came into the Library and stated, 'Where's Miss
Keating"? and "He has a gun." Kreutz believed this to be a
student as she appeared too young to be an adult. The student
then went behind the librarian's counter. Kreutz did not know if
she should believe what the student said or not and thought
may have been another senior prank. A week prior, in a senior
prank the Seniors closed off the Junior Parking Lot.
A couple minutes later, and no more than five minutes
later, a lady came into the Library and said to get under the
tables. The students all hesitated and she yelled again to get
under the tables. Right behind this lady was Mr. Place, who came
into the Library doors and said something to somebody that "we
have to qet these kids out of here." Place then left the
Library.- Attachment A is a diagram of the Columbine High School
Library. Kreutz indicated on the diagram the sitting positions
of the students at table #2. Kreutz, Perez, Townsend and Park
all hide underneath their table. Kreutz was sitting unde~ the
table with her knees pulled up to her chest and she was facing
north. From her position, she could see out a window near her
table into the hallway outside the Library and the area between
the trophy case toward the reference table. The window was in
the upper portion of the wall. At that point, Kreutz began
hearing screaming coming from the area she believed to be the
Commons. Through the window to the hall outside the Library, she
saw a white male coming toward the Library. He was moving from
south to north like he had come from down by the Commons. He was
headed toward the Library and had a determined look on his face.
Her view of this person was only from about the shoulders up and
she described him with blonde hair and dressed in dark colors.
Kreutz indicated au the Library diagram the approximate location
of the individual in the hallway.
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and Kreutz could see her holding her side. Schnuur was screaming
and then Kreutz heard a gunman from behind her ask Schnuur if she
believed in God. The gunman asked it again and she recalls
Schnuur answering back "no." At that point, Schnuur was laying
on the ground next to table #2 on the east side. The gunman may
have shot Schnuur again. In the course of this questioning of
Schnuur or just at the completion of it, Kreutz got shot several
times. Kreutz does not know if the shooting carne from the gunman
behind her or the gunman she saw by the trophy case. Kreutz got
shot in the left shoulder, right wrist, right ankle and a shot
through the buttock which also goes somehow through her inner
thigh. Kreutz cannot recall if Townsend was shot at the same
time she was or was shot just prior to her. After the ~Jnshots,
she could see Townsend laying down on the floor 'gasping" with
one of the other girls holding her. The two guns that had been
shot at her table sounded different. Kreutz did not think the
gunmen were really aiming their guns. She thought they were just
shooting without aiming at anyone.
After being Shot, Kreutz does not remember if there was
more gunfire and explosions within the Library. She does
remember Schnuur moving from her spot, as Kreutz could no longer
see her. After a period of no longer than ten minutes, the
Library got really quiet. Kreutz did not see the gunmen leave
the Library. Kreutz heard something, possibly gunshots, that
gave her the impression that the gunmen were gone from the
Library. The gunmen had been gone a long enough period of time
that the students felt that they were not coming back to the
Library. Park and Perez got up and tried to get Kreutz to leave
with them. Kreutz was unable to leave with them. Kreutz
believes Park and Perez went through the booKcases by table #1
and exited out that side of the Library. Kreutz saw a number of
students get up and leave. After the students had left the
Library, Kreutz was laying down under her table and heard the
school bell ring. This was the 11:45 bell, which meant her lunch
period was over. The fire alarm was still going off at that
time.
Kreutz remembers another girl crawling up and laying
her head down by her. The girl had blonde hair. Kreutz did not
know the girl. Kreutz continued to lay under her table and heard
the 11:50 a.m. bell and then the 12:10 and 12:15 p.m. bells.
These bells meant that the ".'\'''a dn "B" lunches were over. Kreutz
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back and she remembers excruciating pain, She was put on a board
and reme~bers hearing the officer saying they had to get her out
of there in a hurry.
Kreutz does remember the glass bookcase/trophy case
shattering. She does not remember when this occurred. It may
have been caused by the SWAT team.
Kreutz has a navy blue Eddie Bauer backpack which she
left on top of the table. Inside the backpack are a graphing
calculator, her wallet, two sets of car keys and school papers,
including folders. She would like to get one set of the car keys
back as those are the only two sets of keys for her car. Her
grandfather had to pay a locksmith to help them get the car out
of ,the school parking lot. Kreutz had been transferring
information from her application to University of Colorado at
Denver to a new application. She was recopying it to make it
more legible. There was a $40 check for admission fees with the
application.
Kreutz' locker is in the Math hall area and is locker
#480, #180 or something in the eighties. She had nothing
valuable in her locker except books and papers. Attachment B is
a diagram of Columbine High School. Kreutz indicated on the
diagram the location of her locker,
Kreutz remembers a paramedic taking off her Eyore watch
and throwing it into her shoes. She was also wearing jewelry,
inoluding her class ring and a birthstone ring. Kreutz would
like to get back her watch and two rings.
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
f>-EPORTING AGENT: Greenwell CASE NUMBER: 99·038856
VICTIM: Nielson, patricia DATE OF REPORT: 04-27.99
JFFENSE: AOA-J.C.S,D,IHomicide
WITNESS LIST:
Agent M. Greenwell
LPD Investigations Division (303) 987·7233
assigned victim/witness interviews;
victim of shooting;
OBSERVATION/INVESTIGATION:
ln Tuesday, 04·20·99, at approx. 1240 hrs., I was sent to Adventist PorterHospital· Littleton, to interview victims
and witnesses of the shooting at Columbine High SchooL While at the hospltai, 1interviewed a victim from the
shooting, Patricia K. NIELSON.
Ms. Nielson told me she was standing in the north corridor hall, doing her assigned "hall duty", at approx. 1120
hrs., when she saw a male student, on the west end of the hall, carrying what she thought was a gun into the
school. Ms. Nielson said she was taken by surprise and asked another male studentwalking past her what was
going on. Ms. Nielson said the studenttold her the studentwas probably"..shooting a movie", and that the gun
was probablya cap gun used as a propin themovie. Ms. Nielson said the unknown malestudent shewas talking
with said the student she sawwith the gunwas with the videoproductions class. Ms. Nielson saidshedidn't think
it was right. cap gun or not, that he haveit at school, so she went to confrontthe student. Ms. Nielson said as she
walked through a set of double doors where the student was, the student began firing the gun. Ms. Nielson said
the student tl1en turned and saw her, looked right her, and shot at her and the male student she was with. Ms
Nielson said the bullet traveled past her and hil the glass in the door behind her and some of the glass, or a
fragment from the bullet, hit her In the back of the shoulder. Ms. Nielson said she yelled "Dear God! Dear God!
Dear Gdd!" and turned with the malestudentshe was with, when she heardthe male student say,"Uhhhhh!" Ms.
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REFlORT1NG AGENT: Greenwell CASE NUMBER: 99-038856
VICTIM: Nielson, Patricia DATE OF REPORT: 04-27-99
OFFENSE: AOA..J.C.S.D.lHomlclde
Nielson said she saw the student had been shot in the back and they continued \0 run Ihe opposite way and ran
into the library. As she ran into the library, Ms. Nielson said she began screaming for help tor the student and
ran 10the phone and dialed "9911" (she had to dial9 first 10dial911 to get an outside line). Ms. Nieison said Ms.
Keeting, the librarian, and Mr. lawn (unk. spelling), came in and told everyone to get out of the library. As she
was on the phone, Ms. Nieison said she could hear the gunman getting closer, so she told the students to get
under the tables, while she stayed on the phone with the 911 dispatcher. Ms. Nielson said the dispatcher asked
her if she could get to the doors to lock them and Ms. Nielson told Ihe dispatcher she couldn'l. At this time, Ms.
Nielson said something made her aware there were more tnan two gunmen, but didn't know what it was. Ms.
Nielson heard a great deal of gunshots and "hooting rt up" from the suspect, so she continued to tell the students
to stay under the tables. As Ms. Nielson was able to determine the gunmen were coming into the library, she did
not want the gunmen to know she was on the phone with 911, so she left the phone on the floor and crawled up
as far under the librarian's desk as she COUld. Me Nielson said she saw the gunmen walk past where she was
and they stopped and she saw they both had on black milllery type pants, Ms, Nieison said she heard someone
crying and say, "Oh Godl" and one of the gunmen asked her, "Do you believe in God?" and began calling her
"...awful and hateful names!" Ms. Nielson said she then heard a lot more gunfire and they walked around by her
desk again. While standing in front of the desk she was under, Ms, Nielson said one of them stopped and said,
"Wait a minute! One more thing!" and she heard a chair being smashed on top of the desk she was under, After
the noises stopped, Ms. Nielson said she looked around the end of the desk and saw a student wearing a pair of
tennis shoes and wondered if the student was alive or dead. Ms Nielson said she crawled into the library's
workroom and saw two women, one wearing a purple dress, hiding in another room off the workroom, Ms. Nielson
said she then crawled Inside a cupboard and shut the doors, Ms, Nielson added, she stayed in the cupboard for
approx, three hours, and recalls II was approx. 1145 When she crawled inside the cupboard. While in the
cupboard, Ms. Nielson said she heard a lot of gunfire coming from the library area again and heard the beeping
of What she thought 10 be bombs, Ms. Nielson said she stayed in the cupboard and remembered seeing the lady
in the purple dress came in the workroom and checked on Ms. Nielson. Ms. Nielson added, she also remembers
laking her sweater off, while in the cupboard, because she was so hot. Ms Nielson said she heard Ihe suspect's
saying they were going 10 blow the library up, but she could not get out for fear of being shot, After being in the
cupboard for approx three hours, Ms. Nielson said she heard the temale in the purple dress Whispering, "Pattyl
Patty! Come on!", and she saw another subject, Kent Freizen (spelling unknown) came tram the other side of the
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SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
REPORTING AGENT: Greenwell CASE NUMBER: 99-038856
VICTiM: Nielson, Patricia DATE OF REPORT: 04.27.99
.lFFENSE, AOA-J.C.S.D./Homicide
room. Ms. Nielson said she and others from the iibrary were escorted outside by police personnel, ran out to So.
Pierce St., where she was treated fur the injury to her shoulder. Ms. Nielson added, she recatls carrying her
sweater out of the library, but dropped it on the steps ieading out of the library, so her sweater should stili be on
the steps.
Ms. Nielson was treated by Dr. E. Eby and her injuries were photographed by an Arapahoe County Crime Lab.
Technician. Ms. Nielson was treated for an injury to the back of her right shoulder area, an abrasion on her right
forearm, and a bruise/contusion to her left knee. Ms. Nielson was released from the hospital the same day. Ms.
Nielson was joined at the hospital by her husband, Shane Nielson, at me hospital and a Douglas County S.O.
Victim Advocate.
On Thursday, 04-22-99, I contacted Ms. Nielson, by telephone, at home. Ms. Nielson was improving and asked
a lot of questions about what happened in me library. I did nat know the answers to any of the questions she had,
nd referred her to J. C.S.D.. Ms. Nielson had no additional information to offer from the original interview at the
hospital.
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Detective's signature/number/date Sergeant's signature/number/date
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On 04-30-99 at about 1125 00., this Investigator responded to 2168 S. Field Way and
contacted:
NIELSON, PATRICIA
DOB: 12·06-63
Present during the interview was Nielson's sister, Christie Sanders, who is a Public
Defender in JeffersonCounty. Also present was:
Nielson related class was out at 1110 hrs, She took some books with her and went to the
library. The exact time she arrived is unknown, but it was possiblyaround 1120 to 1130
hrs. She had hall duty near the Library.
Nielson was watching the north corridor. Some kids said they heard gunfire. There was
another kid in the hallway, identi:fied as Brian Anderson. Nielson looked down the hall
and saw a subject with his backto them.
Nielson thought they were probably making a video production. Suspect number one was
shooting and she saw some smoke. Nielson related she decided to go out and stop this.
She did not think it was a real gun.
The suspect then turns towards Nielson and points the gun at them. He smiles. The
suspect shoots and the glass in the door goes out. Initially Nielson thought that it was
possibly a BB gun until she looked at the door and saw the size of the hole, Nielson
thought, "Oh dear God," Nielson turned around to get out of the area and then there was
a second shot. She saw Anderson lurch and she felt a burningsensationin her shoulder.
Nielson went to the door across the hall. She subsequently ran into the library along with
Anderson. Nielson was yelling whenshe went into the library. She yelled, "Help, there is
a kid with a gun. We have been shot."
When she went in the library, there were kids all around. She yelled fur someone to call
91L Nielsondid not see another adult inside. She thought to herself, where is Ms
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Keating? Rich Long then came out and told everyone to get out of the library. He then
ran into the balIway.
Nielsoncould hear gun fire out in the ball. She went to the phone at the servicedesk She
yelled to the kids to get down beforecalling 91L They got under the tables. She told 911
that a kid had been shot.
Peggy Dodd, a library assistant came running out. She grabbed three kids and crawled
into tbe magazine room. Nielson had the phone down on the desk. When Nielson first
called 911, she was standing. The dispatcher asked Nielson to close the doors.
Nielsoncould not see any shooters outside, however, she heard gunfire. Nielson thought
she was far to vulnerable if she attempted to close the doors. Besides she thought she did
not have keys to the library.
A kid came and went under the table near her. However she remembers there was
something under the table and he was a large kid. Nielson decided she would hid
underneath. The large kid was wearing a jacket or shirt that had red or maroon on it.
Nielson got down when the really loud gun fire goes off. When she was down, she still
yelled at the kids even though she could not see them. The suspects came into the library,
however, she could not see them. She took the phone cord and pulled it underneath.
Nielson thought that if they see her on the phone, they would shoot her, so she dropped
the phone.
At about 1205 hrs., a. person arrived at the Nielson home and entered. After a brief
discussion with Nielson and Hollingsworth, Nielson decided to stop the interview. The
person Who entered the home is identified as:
JUARE.Z, SUZZIE
Work Phone: 982-5967
Home Phone: 432-4262
Prior to stopping the interview, the discussion between Juarez, Hollingsworth and Nielson
was in regards to having an attorney present for Nielson before she continued. They also
discussed the up coming tour a.t Chatfield High School. Nielson and Hollingsworth
indicated it would be best if they stopped so she could attend the tour. Therefore, the
interview was terminated.
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On 05-03-99 at about 1100 brs., this Investigator returned to the Nielson residence to
conclude the interview. Present for this interview wereSanders and Hollingsworth.
Nielson related while in the library, the phonewas underneath her. She also relatedthat it
was Eric Harris who shot her. In regards to the suspects, when theycame in, Nielson saw
theirfeet. She heard them talk to each other and to other people. When askedhow many
sets offeet she saw, she said two.
Nielson believes that one kid stood up to them in the library. The person said, "That's
enough" in a confrontational voice. Thepersonreplied, "Oh, what do we havehere." She
heard the word Nigger used andthen sheheard them shoot someone.
Nielson heard someoneyeD, "Oh God, Oh God" and the person replied, "Do you believe
in God? The student replied, "Yes." Nielson indicated she could not see the shooters, she
co~ just hear them.
When it was all over, Nielson thought there was more killed in there. She statedthere was
so many bullets. The boy next to her was unknown to Nielson. She was told later by
Dean Kris Mikesell that it was possibly Evan underthe desk.
This Investigator asked Nielson if she ever heard the statement by the shooters that a
person could leave, she stated she does not remember hearing that statement. The
suspects did relate they were going to blow this b"brary up. They were yelling at the
people.
When Nielson finally left, she couldn't see if anyone remained. This Investigator asked
Nielson if she knew an ex-student by the name o~ she said no. She also
relatedwhenshe was standing up, she did not see ~the hallway in front of the
library. She relatedthere was a tot ofnoise in the room.
At one point, the shooters called someone "Fat boy." They yelled at him. She heard one
person say, "Do what ever you want with that one." At another point, the suspects
walked right past Nielson, She was sitting under the counter on her rear end with her legs
crouched up.
When they walked past her, they both bad black pants on which were tucked in their
boots. As they walked past her, one said, "Wait, there is one more thing." He stood in
front of where she was. He picked up a chair and he slammed it on top of the counter
above her head.
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Nielson related when he stepped back, she saw his black pants and they were tucked in his
boots. After slamming the chair, the person said, "Let's get down to the commons:' She
remembers a live bullet was on the carpet in front of her.
After they left, Nielson peaked up over the counter and she saw a pair of white tennis
shoes under one of the tables. When she looked up there was DO movement. Nielson
does not remember seeing the kid next to her whenshe left.
Nielson crawled straight into the room in back of her. She crawled iaro a cupboard and
stayedthere for the next three hours. She looked at her watch and it was 1145 hrs, when
she went in.
After she was in the cupboard fur a long time, she heard someone in the room. As they
walked by, she saw a purple dress. She opened the door and saw two women who she
identified as Lois and Carol. She asked them if they knew if the suspects had been caught.
They did not know. At around 1300 hrs., Lois and Carol leave the roam. Nielson stayed
in the room in the cupboard.
Within minutes of Lois and Carol leaving, there "'115 some more gunfire, The gunfire was
very close. She described it as being a small short burst. Nielson believed the shooters
had found Lois and Carol and shot them. Later after it was all over, Lois and Carol told
Nielson they thought just the opposite. Theybelieved the shootersfound Nielson and shot
her.
About two hours after this burst of gunfire, Lois and Carol came back out. At some
point, Nielson heard the sound of glass breaking out. She realizes now that it was
probably Patrick Ireland getting out the window. When she heard the sound of breaking
glass, there were no sounds of gunfire.
Nielson remembers bearing a continuos beeping sound. She learned later that if the fire
alarm remainson for a certain length of time, it begins to beep. She believes the beeping
sound went on for about an hour.
Nielson remained in the cupboard. She heard people in the area again. Suddenly the
cupboard opened and it was Lois. She said, "Patty are you still in there?" They yelled at
her to corne on. They all went out the front door and she did not look around.
When Nielson left the library, she left through the counter door. SWAT was in the
hallway. They were told that the suspects had not been apprehended yet and the building
was full of bombs. KentFriesen, a science teacher was with them at that point and he was
veryupset. He related Dave Sanders was hurt bad.
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They all went downstairs, where they waited on the platform. \Vhen it was clear, they
went out the back door of the cafeteria. Prior to going out, they waited fur another
teacher, AI Cram. They were told not to touch the backpack by the door. Once outside,
they wereput in the back of a police car.
It was 1500 to 1545 hrs., when they got out. She was inside for about fuur hours.
Nielson indicates it was Eric Harris who shot her and BrianAnderson. Nielson related she
saw his lace. Then from the laces on television, Harris seemsto fit the person shooting at
them.
Nielson also related that Brian Anderson ID Harris dJrect1y. This Investigator asked
Nielson how she knew that. She indicated Anderson told Peggy Dodd, "Eric Harris
fucking shot me Peggy."
Nielson described the suspect in the hallway which shot her and Anderson as follows:
This Investigator asked Nielson if she could have seen a baseball hat that was on
backwards. She related she has in her head that it was a black beret he was wearing.
This Investigator asked Nielson while she was in the library, did she ever smell smoke.
She said yes. lnitill.lly she thought it was the police throwing in tear gas. When she was in
the cupboard, a long time went by, then she heard what she thought was a single bomb.
Per Nielson, that was it. There was no further gunfire or bombs after that.
Nielson did complete two drawing, one of the library and one oftheir escape route.
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made the statement, "Hey Mrs. Nielson. did you know it was Adolph
Hitler's birthday?" Patty Niel.son stated she was not aware of that
fact and other than to acknowledge Brittany Gillette's comment,
there was no additional discussion concerning that peint. Patty
Nielson stated she did not know whether that comment was relevant
to the investigation but felt it should be reported.
Patty Nielson reported she then taught her third period class
which begins at approximately 0920 hours and concludes at
approximately 1015 hours. Patty Nielson stated her third period
class is taught in the lldrawing room ll which is located in the same
general area as the jewelry room. patty Nielson stated she did not
recall any unusual events during third period class.
In ~aspect to her fourth hour class, Patty Nielson stated it
began at approximately 1020 hours and concluded at approximacely
1110 hours. Pa~ty Nielson indicated her fourth period class is
taught back in the jewelry room and aha did not recall any
additional events which she considered to be unusual,
Patty Nielson explain~d on a no~al day, she would have been
llfinished for the dayH at the conclusion of he.:::: fourth period
class. Patty Nielson stated as part of her assigned duties as a
teacher at Columbine High School, she is required to perform llhall
duty,If Patty Nielson explained on this particular date, she had
made arrangements to crade her hall duty with Rudy Martin and as a
result, was scheduled to work "A lunch" in the north hall while her
as s i qnment; during uS Lunch" was to work the "south hall.
it IO
clarified with Pat~y Nielson had it not been for her hall duty
assignment chat oate she would have left columbine Hi9h School
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food" into various parts of the school, Patty Nielson stated she
did not recall having any serious problems when performing hall
duty in the past.
According to Patty Nielson, she began her hall ducy on that
date around the t.Lme IlA Lurrch" started {approximately 1115 hours) ,
Pa~ty Nielson ~xplained during the course of performing her hall
duty in the ~orth hall, she began walking west and recalled beins
just east of the wese entrance/exit {main level) when specific
events pertaining to this investigation began. Patty Nielson
reiterated she was standing just east of the west entrance/exit in
the north hall when she noticed Brian Anderson, a scudent,
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Patty Nielson related just after she and Brian Anderson had
walked throu9h the first set of doors, the student she previously
described turned and looked back in her direction. According to
Patty Nielson, this student was originally facing a somewhat
southerly direction as she began to approach his location< As
Patty Nielson continued with her explanation, she noced once the
suspecc had turned and looked in her direction, she remembered he
usmiled." pacey Nielson seated at that point the suspect leveled
a long firearm in her direction and subsequently fired the weapon.
When asked to describe the individual who fired the weapon in her
direction, Patty Nielson responded she believed it was llEric
Harris.~ 10 confirmed with patty Nielson she based that
identification from photographs she had seen of Eric Harris via
news footase. Patty Nielson was again asked to describe the
individual who fired the weapon i~ her direction. Patty Nielson
clarified the individual who fired the weapon in her direction was
the person she had previously described. Patty Nielson did
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Patty Nielson stated after being "grazed I " she realized Brian
Anderson had fallen down to all fours after which she dropped down
to her knees and began crawling. Patty Nielson clarified both she
and Brian Anderson were crawling in an easterly direction towards
the second set of doors which enter directly into the school.
Patty Nielson indicated she along with Brian Anderson ware
successful in crawling to the door farthest north an~ subsequently
made entry to the school. Patty Nielson did point out neither she
or Brian ~~erson were able to COmpletely open the door when making
entry.
Patty Nielson staceQ once entry was made into the school
{north hallway area), both she and Brian Anderson got up to their
feet and r~~ to the librarf. Patty ~ielsQn stated at that point
she assumed the suspect who was firing the weapon was following
them into the school, Patty Nielson stated at the poine they
a~rived at the entrance to the library, she began to hear
additional gunshots, Patty Nielson was unable to be more spec~fic
concerning those gunshots, IO would note, Patty Nielson was
provided with diagrams to assist in her description of this
incident.
Fatty Nielson stated when she entered the librar!, she
remembered announcing, "HeIp , there' a a kid with a gun, we've been
shot." patt.y Nielson reported. at that point. she did look back
towards the hallway to see if she was being followed hy the suspect
and remembered seeing students moving in the hallway but she could
not identify chern, Patty Nielson related she again announced,
II There , 9 a kid with a gun, rl after which she asked for the location
of "Ms. Keating. Patty Nielson described as she made the above
1I
statements, she was moving west thro~gh the library past the main
eoun~er, Patty Nielson stated it was possible at ehac point she
began telling scuctenee in the library to "get: dcwn.«
Patty Nielson stated as she passed by the main counter in the
library (going west), she remembered seeing a fellow faculty member
{Rich Long} come out from a north hallway area located in the
library. patty Nielsen was referring to an areA which had rooms
located down the hall which ultimately led to the north emergency
exit door, Patty Nielson related when she observed Rich Long, she
recalled he was yelling, IIGatt out of the li-bra:J;y, l' Patty Nielson
stated based en her recollection, she believed Rich Long proceeded
east through the library and exited out into the hallway, Patty
Nielson related she was not: certain as to specific activity
involvin9 students who remained in the library at that point.
Pursuant to questioning, Patty Nielson could not racall if anyone
else exited the library at that time.
Patty Nielson seated after going around ~he west side of the
main ccunte~, she remembered Brian .~dersan passing by her as she
wen~ to So use the phone. IO would note the aforementioned phone
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Patty Nielson stated moments after dialing 119911, f' she made
contact with whom she now identified as a Jefferson County
Sheriff!s Department dispatcher. pe99Y Dodd reiterated she
attempted to stay calm so she could explainehe situation which was
occurring at Columbine High School. Patty Nielson seated she
recalled providing the dispatcher with the basic information which
included the fact there was a student on the premises who was
firing a weapon. Patty Nielson sta~ed as she continued to spea~
with the dispatcher and provide information to assist the deputies
responding, she began to hear gunshots and yelling which sounded a~
though it was coming closer to the li~ra~/. patty N~elson stated
she was certain the gunshots and yelling were now coming from the
hallway Qutside the library bue poin~ed out she could not see
anyone at that point. IO confirmed with patty Nielson from the
poi~t she was at, she could see out into the hallway, however, he~
visibility was limited based on tha configuration of the doorway
and one wkndow (located to the south, which faced out into the
hall.
Patty Nielson related about that time she remembexed seeing
smoke begin to enter the library. Patty Nielson explained the
smoke rOSe up towards the ceiling as it began to enter the library
from the hall. patty Nielson xelaeed at that point. it was her
belief the hallway had become filled with smoke. When asked to
describe the smoke, patty Nielson stated it could best be described
as :'dark and cloudy. II
Patty Nielson indicated at the point she began to see smcke
ent.e.r Lnq t.he librarYt she then "got down on the floor.11' patty
N~elscn went on to scate at the point she got down on the floor,
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she was etill in contact with the Jefferson Councy Sheriff's Office
dispatcher and remembered yelling to the students present in the
library. When asked what she was yelling at that cime, Patty
Nielson stated she believed she was telling the students to stay
down. Patty Nielson indicated one of the main reasons she
continued to yell out. to the students was she wanted to Ilreassure
them somebody was doing something."
there was one individual involved. patty Nielson stated after she
had described the suspect to the dispatcher, it was at that point
she began to think that there were possibly two suspects involved
for the reasons seated above,
Patty Nielson next told IO there was either a loud gunshot or
explosion directly outside the library which she recalled occurred
jusc se~ands before the suspects entered the li~rary. Patty
Nielson stated at the poin~ the suspects entered the library, she
knew for a fact there were two. Wh~~ asked to elaborate, Patty
Nielson stated she CQuld hear the suspects' movements directly on
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the other side of the main counter she wee hiding behina. Petty
Nielson stated based on the movements she heard (walking type
noises), she determined there were two suspects. Patty Nielson
stated once the suspects had entered the library, she remembered
she started whispering when speaking to the dispatcher. Patty
Nielson stated she initially began whispering the "Lord's PrayeJ;"
at which time she also moved further underneath the deek to provide
better concealment. Patty Nielson stated at that point she was
angling in a southerly direction and was still in contact with the
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department dispatcher.
patty Nielsen stated she continued reCiting the Lord's prayer
until she heard the dispatcher ask her her name. Patty Nielson
staced she did respond to the dispatcher by indicating her name was
"Patty Nielson. It Patty Nielson stated after prOViding the
dispatcher with her name she then indicated, "They're in here,l!
Patty Nielson stated she wanted the dispatcher to understand the
suspects had now entered the library. Patty Nielson stated it was
also at that same time she began to hear at least one of the
suspects demanding that everyone "get up." Patt.y Nielson stated
she believed the suspect repeated that demand several times.
Pursuant co questioning, Patty Nielson stated when the suspects
initially entered the library she knew based on their movement they
were going in a westerly direction. Paeey Nielson stated the
suspects were in fact moving in a westerly directiqu when she heard
them demand that students in the library Ugee up. 11 Patty Nielson
told IO to the best of her knowledge she did not believa any of the
students complied with the suspect1s demands. Patty Nielson told
IO it was at that t~me she began to hear gunshots on the west side
of the library. pat~y Nielson was unable to recall the nurrber of
gunshots she hea:d but ie was her belief that the suspects were
"going around and shooting every student who was hiding underneath
the ubles." Patty Nielson told IO shortly after she begen to hear
the initial gunshots she then dropped the phone, n !O clarified
II
with Patty Nielson she was still concealed under the main counter
facing what she believed was a southerly direction. Patty Nielson
did point out once she hed let go of the phone she movea further
back in~o the open space in an effort to provide better concealment
from the suspects.
Patty Nielson stated once she knew shooting was going on
inside the library she :began to hear "hoocing and hollering. n
patty Nielson stated ~t was very clear in her mind the $uspects
were Henjoying themselves. f' Patty Nielson reiterated it was her
belief che suspects were methodically going to each table and
shooting the students who were hiding underneath those tables.
Patty Nielson alec stated she heard the suspects taunting various
students. When asked specifically what she heard, Patty Nielson
stated she remembered one of the suspects stating to scmeone , 1tyou
chink those glasses look cccl or 11 You think those glassEt$ are
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cool.li
Patty" Nielson staced it was clear in. her mind the suspects
were atcemptins to humiliate the v~ctim5 prior to shooting them.
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IO asked Patty Nielson if what she had previously described had all
oc~urred on the west side of the library, Patty Nielson responded
in the negative. Patty Nielson reiterated the incident she began
on the west side of the library, however, she knew at one point she
could then hear gunshots on the east side of tne library. Patty
Nielson stated the "hooting and hollering was balilically continuous
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II soft and quiet." Patty Nielson added she believed the victim was
II crying l ' during the above verbal excha.nge with the euspeca . Patty
Nielson went onto state when she heard the female's voice she
remetllbered thinking that the female was possibly II moving 'I as she
was speaking. Patty Nielson was unable to be more specific in
terms of that incident other chan to reiterate ahe knew chose
comments were coming from a location near table #1 or #2.
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she made contact with Lois Keen who was new standing in the kitchen
area near where she was hiding. IO confirmed with Patty Nielson
she did not get out from the cupboard when speaking with Lois Keen.
When asked what occurred during ehat conversation, Patty Nielson
stated she remembered Lois Keen asking, npatty, do you know what's
going on, have they caught them." Patty Nielson statea she
responded to Lois Keen in the negative and then related to !O this
was the first time she reali2ed there were others present in the
library who were still alive. Patty Nielson stated her
conversation with Lois Keen was very brief and was conducted in
whispers" Patty Nielson staced based on her conversation with Lois
Keen neither were able to determine whether or not the suspects had
been apprehended or where they were presently located. pat~y
Nielson did indicate when speaking with Lois Keen, the forenamed
reported she along with Carol Weld were hiding in the llRNN room, Ii
Patty Nielson pointed out it was later she learned the forenamed
assistants were hiding in the s oundpr Qo f booth.l! Patty Nielson
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stated her conversation with Leis Keen was very brief after which
both Lois Keen and Carol weld walked back towards what Patty
Nielson believed was the &~ reom. Patty Nielson stated it was her
impression both the forenamed were going to continue hiding in that
location. Patty Nielson then commented there was no discussion
between herself and Lois Keen in terms of all three of them hiding
together or any plan of action related to their situation.
Patty Nielson stated within a couple of minutes after the
above described situation occurred she again heard llgunfire. II
Patty Nielson reported the gunfire was very close and it wa5 her
fear that Carol Weld and Lois Keen had been caught by ~he suspects
ana killed. When asked how ~~y shots were fired, Patty Nielson
stated, 'IEnough to kill those two ladies." 10 verified with Patty
Nielson she was certain there were at least two shots fired at that
point, Patty Nielson stated it was possible there were more than
two shots but simply remembered thinking that the number of shots
she heard were certainly enough to kill Lois Keen and Carol Weld.
Patty Nielson stated she remembered thinking that Lois Keen and
Carol Weld had not made it back to their original hiding place
prior to being caught by the suspects.
Pursuant to questioning, Patty Nielson reported the above
describ~d gunshOts (which occ~r=ed shortly after 1300 hours)
seemed very close and it was her belief those gunshots came from
inslde the library. Patty Nielson pointed out since the time the
suspects left the library originally she had not heard gunshots
that seemed to be as close as the ones she just described. Patty
Nielson was unable to be specific in terms of where the gunshots
may have originated in reference to a specific area in the library,
Patey Nielson again commented it was simply her impression the
susoects had cauqht Lois Keen and Carol Weld as they were returning
to their hiding place in the RNN reom. When asked if she believed
that was where those qu~shots came from, Patty Nielson stated she
could not be certain ind could only indicate that they seemed
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Patty Nielaon stated somecime between 1500 and 1515 hours she
again heard someone in the library. Patty Nielson stated she could
hear walking and assumed one or both of the suspeces had returned.
Patty Nielson then identified che noises as coming from inside the
kitchen area and became very concerned. Patty Nielsen $~ated she
thought it was possible the suspects were continuing to look for
people who had hidden during chis course of this incident. Patty
Nielson stated while thinking the above thoughts the cupboard door
opened quickly at which time she saw Leis Keen bent over locking
into the cupboard. Patty Nielson recalled Lois Keen immediately
stating to her "You re still in there. If According to patty
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~ielson( Lois Keen went onto state she assumed the suspects had
found her (referring to Patty Nielson) shortly after their last
contact. Patey Nielson specifically recalled Lois :Keen stat.ing t HI
thought. they shot. you. Patty Nielson then pointed out it was
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apparent Lois Keen and Carol Weld had also heard the same gunshots
shortly after their previous meeting and had come to the same
conclusion. patty Nielson stated she too told Lois Keen it was her
belief they had been shot shortly after their last meeeing.
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