Columbine High School shooting archive - On April 20, 1999 Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold took the lives of 13 victims and their own lives


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Columbine High School 911 Calls
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The following is taken directly from the F.B.I. report, which was marked by the F.B.I. as Classified material 07-16-99.
Declassified 01-15-02.

"On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed twelve students and one teacher at Columbine High School Littleton, Colorado. During the incident, teacher Patty Nielson placed a call to 911 Emergency. Neilson was in the library when she placed the call. The 911 operator answered the call stating "911" AT 11:27:47 a.m. The phone call lasted 26 minutes. During the call, noises including gunshots,explosions,screaming, and yelling can be heard. The initial backround noises heard come from the hallway just outside of the library. Four minutes and ten seconds into the call, Harris and Klebold entered the Library and begin shooting. They left the Library eleven minutes and forty-five minutes into the call. The remaining gunshots and explosions heard on the tape occur in the Cafeteria, Science classroom area or the hallways of the school."


Below are linked several files having to do with Patti's 911 call, as well as other calls placed by individuals who were inside Columbine High School during the shootings. The content is rather disturbing - look and listen with care.

  • Transcript of Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library*
  • Minute-by-minute F.B.I. transcript Logs the call after Patti fell silent. Notes when each victim killed in the library is shot.

  • Audio File: Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library
    This call was made from the library right before Dylan and Eric entered it for the first time. The call lasted about 20 minutes though Patti was only on the phone for about 4 minutes of it. About that time the boys entered the library and she abandoned the phone to seek a better hiding place. The rest of the recording is the sound of the shooters destroying the library and killing people. This wav clip is only 37 seconds of the call.
  • Audio/Video File: Patti Nielson's 911 call from the library - "full" version
    This file starts at the beginning of Patti's call and goes for over 4 minutes, ending right as the shooters enter the library. It has a text transcript overlay so you can read what's being said when it gets hard to understand because of the gunfire and smoke alarms going off. There is no truly full version available to the public -- the transcript above is the closest thing to it available.


  • Other 911 calls:

  • 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)
    This recording is begins with the diversionary explosion in a field on Wadsworth at 11:19 AM and continues well past the shootings in the library. About 50 megs big.
  • Audio File: 911 calls and police dispatch communications (2)
    This file is about 51 megs and is similar to the above, only broken up with police dispatch jargon and chatter. Gives a good idea of the chaos of the day on all ends.
  • Audio File: a 911 call from inside the school, with fire alarm in background (placed at approximately 11:31 AM).
  • Audio File: 911 dispatch and calls starting at 11:33 am
  • Audio File: 911 calls from students and neighbors
    More 911 calls made by students and neighbors after the killers entered the school.
  • Audio File: Student Matthew Depew's 911 call from the kitchen
    A student at Columbine and the son of one of the deputies calls 911 from his hiding place in the kitchen.

  • * Transcripts provided by Associated Press