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Surviving April 20, 1999 at Columbine
The chaos and terror inside Columbine High School on the day of the shootings was horrifying for many. But once outside the survivors didn't have it much easier than those who were still trapped inside. The hours following the massacre were full of fear, emotional breakdown, pain and suffering. Parents, kids, teachers, medical personnel... they were the ones who had to pick up the shattered pieces of life outside of Columbine. They were the ones who had to wait anxiously for news about the welfare of others still trapped inside.
Many of the photos below have been scaled-down to speed load-time. The full-size images are incredibly heart-breaking and chilling; strangely, sizing them down somehow reduces some of the impact of intense emotion captured in them. I still find it hard to look at the full-size versions of many of them myself, though I've seen them often. Some photos are of victims receiving medical treatment and aren't for the faint of heart. Most are just plain heartbreaking.
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