Columbine High School Shootings Investigations Records


The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) released the final investigative report on May 15, 2000 from the Columbine High School Shooting that occurred on April 20, 1999. After the final report was released, the JCSO released the digitized copies of all investigative files, documents, recordings, images, and drawings.

Below is the complete list of documents that were released to the public and available upon request:

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Final Report

  • Released May 15, 2000 
  • HTML report that contains timelines, diagrams, detailed information, photographs, audio of radio traffic and 911 calls, and various video footage

Videos

  • KCNC Ch 4 Helicopter Footage & Littleton Fire Training Video – Released April 26, 2000
  • Cafeteria Surveillance Footage – Released June 7, 2000
    • Security Tape 1 – 10:34 a.m. to 12:39 p.m.
    • Security Tape 2 – 12:39 p.m. to 1:11 p.m.
  • Rampart Range Video – Released October 21, 2003
  • Crowd Video – Released February 26, 2004
  • Klebold and Harris Footage – Released February 26, 2004

911 Audio and Dispatch Tapes

  • Released August 7, 2000 (911 calls released August 8, 2001)

Additional Reports

  • Columbine Books – Released November 21, 2000
  • Additional Investigation JC-001-012976 to JC-001-015627 – Released August 8, 2001
  • Print Out of Evidence Log JC-001-010938 to JC-001-011138 – Released April 2001
  • Evidence Books JC-001-011264 to JC-001-012237 – Released May 11, 2001
  • Crime Scene Processing Team JC-001-012238 to JC-001-012975 – Released June 19, 2001
  • FBI Crime Scene Processing JC-001-015630 to JC-001-015872 – Released September 5, 2001
  • CBI Laboratory Report – Released February 6, 2002
  • Miscellaneous Documents JC-001-011139 to JC-001-011251 – Released April 10, 2001
  • Warrants Books JC-001-025656 to JC-001-025889 – Released June 9, 2003
  • Columbine Documents w/Slight Difference from Previously Released – Released 2003
  • Tracking Sheets, Investigative Index, Other Columbine Documents – Released January 8, 2003 
  • FBI Report - Interviews JC-001-012238 to JC-001-012292 – released May 22, 2001
  • Additional Pages Harris Web Page – Released October 30, 2003
  • Documents Seized from Harris and Klebold Residences and Vehicles – Released July 6, 2006

All remaining Columbine evidence, including the Basement Tapes, were destroyed in early 2011. 

*Some of the above file types were converted for compatibility with Windows 10. All content remains the same. 

Requesting Records

Records can be obtained by completing the online request form.