Columbine survivor's death 'best classified as homicide': Coroner report
DENVER (KDVR) — The February death of a woman shot during the 1999 Columbine High School massacre has been classified as a homicide.
Anne Marie Hochhalter, 43, who suffered two gunshot wounds on April 20, 1999, died on Feb. 16 at her home, according to her former principal, Frank DeAngelis.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office released a copy of her autopsy report on Wednesday.
The report stated that two gunshot wounds Hochhalter suffered, resulting in her use of a wheelchair in the 25 years since, likely turned into further issues and led to her death. The report said that Hochhalter died of "sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes."
"Complications of paraplegia due to two remote gunshot wounds are a significant contributing factor," the report stated. "The manner........
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