Most people believe that everything happens for a reason, but on April 20, 1999, people began to question their beliefs. The crime that occurred that horrific day was considered the worst high school shooting in U.S. history. 13 people were killed, including a teacher, and more than 20 were injured. It didn't take long for two more people to be added to the list of victims when the killers turned their guns and killed themselves. Columbine High School, located in Littleton, Colorado, did not expect two of its older students to turn on them and commit such a crime. Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, were “social outcasts” and fascinated by goth culture and violent video games. The biggest question on everyone's minds since that day is: "Did video games and media drive them to kill, or were they suffering from mental illness?" born like murders? » Dylan Klebold was born on September 11, 1981 in Lakewood, Colorado. He was the child of upper-middle-class parents. His father was a geophysicist and his mother worked with people with disabilities. The Klebolds attended a Lutheran church but also observed some Russian Jewish rituals, as Klebold's maternal grandfather believed in that religion. His father also had a successful mortgage business and the fact that his parents were who they were, so intelligent and well-rounded, shocked everyone as to why their son turned out to be a " mass murder.” He was very intelligent and found himself in a difficult situation. program for gifted students during his elementary years at school. He was said to be a shy child and loved basketball. All of his traits as a child also make everyone question his actions and really think about the matter. In his ninth...... middle of paper ...... employees hired by a student who was being bullied and whoever was bullying their client, they pretended to shoot. The video ended with death threats against anyone who disturbed their client. The boys also wrote violent stories for their creative writing class and continued to make videos discussing the motivations for their future projects. Before the massacre, they recorded a video in which they said goodbye to their parents and made a verbal will. A few days before the shooting, the school held a prom at which Dylan took Robyn Anderson as his date. While the boys were currently 17 and 16, the illegal age to purchase a gun in Colorado, Robyn was 18, the legal age. They told her to buy the guns for them, deceiving her and telling her they were for deer hunting. She bought them three guns and the fourth was given to them by their colleague, Mark Manes..