Rachel Joy Scott, age 17
Lost to gun violence on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.
Victim of Columbine High School Massacre
Devout Christian, Aspiring actress and writer. Killed outside of Columbine High School while eating lunch with a classmate, who was left paralyzed.
Photo sources:
- The State Journal-Register
- Contributed photo
- Rachel Scott - Wikipedia
- Rachel Joy Scott - Trivia, Family, Bio | Famous Birthdays
News sources:
- Columbine High School Memorial
- The Norfolk Daily News : Students, parents encouraged to spread kindness through Rachel’s Challenge
- Mail Online: Columbine victim's mom: I met mother of my daughter's murderer
Also killed were:
- Cassie René Bernall, age 17
- Corey Tyler DePooter, age 17
- Daniel Lee Rohrbough, age 15
- Daniel Mauser, age 15
- Isaiah Eamon “Bushwick” Shoels, age 18
- John Robert Tomlin, age 17
- Kelly Ann Fleming, age 16
- Kyle Albert Velasquez, age 16
- Lauren Dawn (Lulu) Townsend, age 18
- Matthew Kechter, age 16
- Steven Robert Curnow, age 14
- William David "Dave" Sanders, age 47
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