Most people believe that everything happens for a reason, but on April 20, 1999, people began to question their beliefs. The crime that occurred on that horrific day was said to be the worst high school shooting in the history of the United States. 13 people were killed, including a teacher, and more than 20 were injured. It wasn't long before two more people were added to the list of deceased when the killers turned guns and committed suicide. Columbine High School, located in Littleton, Colorado, never expected that two of their oldest students would turn on them and commit such a crime. Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, were "social outcasts" and were fascinated by gothic culture and violent video games. The biggest question spinning in everyone's mind since that day is: “Did video games and media influence them to kill, or did they have a mental illness; born as murderers?" Dylan Klebold was born on September 11, 1981, in Lakewood, Colorado. He was the son of upper-middle-class parents. His father was a geophysicist and his mother worked with the disabled. The Klebolds attended a Lutheran church but observed even some Russian Jewish rituals, as Klebold's maternal grandfather believed in the religion His father also had a successful mortgage business and the fact that his parents were what they were, so intelligent and well-rounded, left everyone shocked to understand. because their son turned out to be a "mass murderer" and was in a difficult situation for gifted students during his elementary years in school. He was said to be a shy child and loved basketball his childlike traits make everyone wonder about his actions and start looking back at the question. In his ninth... middle of the paper... years hired by a bullied student and whoever had mistreated his client , they pretended to shoot. The video ended with a threat to kill anyone who bothered their client. The boys also wrote violent stories for their creative writing class and continued to make videos discussing the motivations for their future projects. Before the massacre, they recorded a video saying goodbye to their parents and making a verbal will. A few days before the school shooting a prom was held where Dylan brought Robyn Anderson as his date. While the boys were currently 17 and 16, the illegal age to purchase a firearm in Colorado, Robyn was 18, the legal age. They told her to buy the guns from them, tricking her into saying they were intended for deer hunting. He bought them three guns and the fourth gun was given to them by their colleague, Mark Manes.