Columbine Victim’s Death From Health Problems Related to 1999 School Shooting Ruled a Homicide

Columbine Victim’s Death From Health Problems Related to 1999 School Shooting Ruled a Homicide
Columbine High School shooting survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter attends a vigil for the 25th anniversary of the mass shooting in Denver on April 19, 2024. Jack Dempsey/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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DENVER—The death of a woman who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting has been ruled a homicide, raising the death toll of the 1999 attack to 14.

Anne Marie Hochhalter died Feb. 16 of sepsis—a reaction to infection—and complications from her paralysis were a “significant contributing factor” in her death, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said in an autopsy report obtained Thursday. She was 43.