The nearly three-hour tape, part of it set eerily to a pop music soundtrack that was added when it was turned into a training video, was mostly shot by firefighters. It also includes aerial footage taken by TV news teams that showed wounded and two slain students outside Columbine. For the first time today, I saw my daughter being dragged over to the fire engine. Jefferson County Attorney Frank Hutfless released the videotapes to the victims' families Tuesday to comply with a court order. It shows books pulled to the floor.
Chairs are askew, as if pushed out of the way hurriedly.
Bullets have shattered windows and punctured walls. A window blind is still jumbled from a student's hurried escape. The pools of blood on desks and on the earth-tone carpeted floor capture the eye. Folded yellow cards are carefully placed near the stains to mark the names of victims. Numbered cards mark pieces of evidence.