Columbine conspiracy theories

Columbine conspiracy theories are a cluster of conspiracy theories which argue that the mainstream account of the Columbine High School massacre, which occurred in Littleton, Colorado on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, is inadequate or inconsistent in explaining the events, and/or that evidence in the case has been suppressed.
The mainstream account of the massacre, derived from press reports and extensive investigations by local, state and Federal officials, is that between about 11:19 am and 12:10 pm on the above noted date, Columbine High School students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and one teacher and injured 24 other students before killing themselves. They also planted several bombs on and near the campus, several of which exploded.
Perhaps the most prominent conspiracies include claims that additional suspects were involved and that police accidentally killed students during the chaos of the massacre.
Additional suspects
*Conspiracy theorists note that in official police interview transcripts, dozens of Columbine students asserted that there were additional shooters other than Harris and Klebold.
Other conspiracies
*Articles from the Associated Press state that ballistics from Columbine show that six of the thirteen victims were possibly shot and killed by Jefferson County SWAT. In 2002, an independent investigation disproved accusations against the Jefferson County sheriff's department to the satisfaction of Daniel Rohrbough's parents, the chief proponents of this theory. Brian Rohrbough, Daniel Rohrbough's father, went on to be running mate in the 2008 Presidential election.

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