Eric David Harris ( April 9 , 1981 – April 20 , 1999 ) and Dylan Bennet Klebold ( ; September 11 , 1981 – April 20 , 1999 ) were American mass murderers who killed 13 people and wounded 24 others on April 20 , 1999 at Columbine High School in Columbine , Colorado . This became known as the Columbine High School massacre . Harris and Klebold were seniors at the school at the time of the shooting . Both perpetrators committed suicide in the library , where they had killed 10 of their victims . The pair have become what the '' Napa Valley Register '' have called " cultural icons " for some people . Their shooting spree still remains today as one of the most infamous shootings in history
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold