Overview

• Anne Marie Hochhalter, paralyzed in the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, died of sepsis on February 16, 2025, at age 43.
• The Jefferson County Coroner's Office classified her death as a homicide, citing complications from her paralysis as a significant contributing factor.
• Hochhalter was shot in the back and chest during the attack, which originally claimed 13 lives, including 12 students and a teacher.
• Her death brings the official Columbine death toll to 14, excluding the two shooters who took their own lives.
• Hochhalter was remembered for her advocacy for victims of mass violence and the disability community, as well as her resilience and forgiveness toward the family of one of the attackers.