A Columbine survivor’s tragic battle to reveal the ‘ripple effect’ of gun violence: trauma, addiction, suicide | Columbine | The Guardian

With 377 school shootings since Columbine, Americans are still reckoning with the real toll of these attacks

In this 25 April 1999 photo, Austin Eubanks hugs his girlfriend during a memorial service for Columbine high school shooting victims. Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP View image in fullscreen In this 25 April 1999 photo, Austin Eubanks hugs his girlfriend during a memorial service for Columbine high school shooting victims. Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP Guns and lies Columbine This article is more than 2 years old A Columbine survivor’s tragic battle to reveal the ‘ripple effect’ of gun violence: trauma, addiction, suicide This article is more than 2 years old With 377 school shootings since Co

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