Kyle Albert Velasquez, age 16

Lost to gun violence on April 20, 1999 in Littleton, Colorado.

Victim of Columbine High School Massacre
Kyle, described as a ‘big teddy bear’ He had suffered a stroke as a baby
He had only been attending Columbine for three months

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