EDITOR’S NOTE — . They shot and killed 12 classmates and a teacher and wounded two dozen others before taking their own lives. Twenty-five years later, The Associated Press is republishing this story about the attack, the product of reporting from more than a dozen AP journalists who conducted interviews in the hours after it happened. The article first appeared on April 22, 1999. ___ A moment of surprise, then hours of terror By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer LITTLETON, Colo.
Sarah DeBoer, separated from her friend who had run into the weight room, lies on the cafeteria floor until she hears a car explode outside. Then she runs into the auditorium and lies down between seats. There she stays for some time. Fellow students — 15, maybe 20 — cry softly. Teachers warn them to be silent. In the distance, they hear sharp reports and dull explosions. Finally, a janitor enters and tells them: Go! They run, and gunfire follows.
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