During the spring of Cho 's eighth-grade year in 1999 , the Columbine High School massacre made international news and Cho was transfixed by it . " I remember sitting in Spanish class with him , right next to him , and there being something written on his binder to the effect of , you know , ' ' F ' you all , I hope you all burn in hell , ' which I would assume meant us , the students , " said Ben Baldwin , a classmate of Cho . Cho also wrote in a school assignment about wanting to " repeat Columbine " . The school contacted Cho 's sister , who reported the incident to their parents . Cho was sent to a psychiatrist
Columbine High School massacre
Columbine High School massacre
Seung-Hui Cho