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Columbine High School 911 Calls
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.
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"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."
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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.
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Other 911 calls:
* Transcripts provided by Associated Press
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