Columbine Survivor's 2025 Death Officially Ruled a Homicide

Anne Marie Hochhalter's death from sepsis was linked to injuries sustained in the 1999 school shooting, raising the official death toll to 14.

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.