The Murder Of Eric Harris And Dylan Klebold

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On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered a total of thirteen people. After this killing

spree, the two killed themselves. The one question everyone is asking is why they killed innocent

people. To this day their motive is still unclear. They had a plan to attack and kill as many people as

possible before getting killed or killing themselves. Some view this as a horrific tragedy while very few

see this as a deadly inspiration.

If some view this as a deadly inspiration then what leads to an act like this? Some studies show

that homicidal thoughts are common for teens. Teen males are more likely to commit a homicide than a

teen female. Most weapons of choice they picked were either a gun or their bare hands. Some

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