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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Columbine shooting survivor dies 26 years after being paralyzed in massacre

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Anne Marie Hochhalter at a vigil remembering the 25th anniversary of the mass shooting, in Denver, Colorado, on 19 April 2024. Photograph: Jack Dempsey/AP

A former Columbine high school student who only narrowly survived the deadly 1999 mass shooting there – and subsequently spent nearly three decades grappling with complications from her wounds in the attack – has died.

Anne Marie Hochhalter, 44, died on Sunday from what were described as natural causes, according to a statement from the principal at Columbine when the shooting at the Colorado school occurred.

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