Columbine’s Legacy: Another Victim’s Death Highlights Lasting Trauma
Anne Marie Hochhalter, a Columbine High School shooting survivor, passed away last month at age 43 from sepsis, a complication stemming from paralysis caused by gunshot wounds sustained during the 1999 attack. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office ruled her death a homicide, citing the significant contribution of her paralysis to her demise. This raises the official Columbine death toll to 14, including 12 students and two adults. Hochhalter’s death highlights the enduring impact of the massacre, years after the event itself.
John Q. Hosedrinker