Lauren Dawn (Lulu) Townsend, age 18

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

Victim of Columbine High School Massacre
Lauren was a straight A student who volunteered at a local animal shelter and was captain of the volleyball team, which her mother coached.

Photo sources:

• Lauren Townsend Memorial Wildlife Fund - The Denver Foundation
• Columbine Wiki: Lauren Townsend
• Photos of Lauren Dawn “Lulu” Townsend - Find A...

News sources:

• Columbine High School Memorial
• Colorado Community Media: ‘I don’t have the answers,' father says 20 years after daughter's death at Columbine
• Lauren's Friend
• KMGH: Mother whose daughter died at Columbine knows the community has changed, and so has she

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
• Matthew Kechter, age 16
• Rachel Joy Scott, age 17
• Steven Robert Curnow, age 14
• William David "Dave" Sanders, age 47

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Littleton, CO - April 4, 2024
• Littleton, CO - April 2, 2024
• Littleton, CO - July 18, 2023
• Littleton, CO - June 20, 2023
• Littleton, CO - December 6, 2022