Patti Nielson 911 Call

911 Tape for Sequencing Purposes Only *Not a Transcript*

(FBI files, pp.1263-1291 (per Randy Brown’s handwritten page numbers)

The following timeline documents key incidents on Patti Nielson's 911 call. The first timestamp is the time lapsed since the call began. Every minute or so, the actual time is documented in the timeline. For example, 0:09 is 11:28 a.m., 1:09 is 11:29 a.m., etc.

The call begins at 11:27:47 a.m.

0:09 1128 hrs

0:00-0:43 Nielson advised dispatch she was present in the library and had seen a student firing a weapon. Nielson indicated there were injuries and she had instructed students in the library to stay down.

0:43 “Oh dear God”

0:47 Shot

1:06 Shot

1:07 “Oh God”

1:08 “Oh God”

1:09 1129 hours

1:12 Nielson cautions students stay down.

1:17 Nielson advises one suspect outside library in hall.

1:24 Nielson advises smoke in library.

1:40 Nielson advises she is on the floor.

1:48 Nielson cautions students stay down.

1:50 Shot

1:51 Two shots

1:52 Three shots

1:53 Nielson advises shots are just outside library.

2:09 1130 hrs

2:26 Shot?

2:30 Nielson advises one suspect is just outside library entrance.

2:45 Nielson advises students are on the floor/under the table.

2:54 Yelling

3:00 Nielson advises smoke in the library.

3:05 Nielson cautions stay on floor.

3:09 1131 hrs

3:28 Explosion/gunshot?

3:30 “Oh God”

3:37 Nielson indicates she does not know student/suspect.

3:40 Shot

3:42 Nielson described suspect as male student wearing black/very large.

3:49 Explosion

4:05 Explosion

4:06 “Oh my God, that was really close.”

4:08 Yelling in background (“Get up”)

4:09 1132 hrs

4:12 Shot – Shotgun – Harris shooting at Todd

4:15 Nielson starts whispering.

4:22 Shot – Shotgun – Klebold shooting Velasquez

4:26 Shot

4:21 Shot

4:36 Yelling “Whoo”

4:40 Shot

4:44 Screaming

5:04 Shot (distant)

5:08 Phone dropped

5:09 1133 hrs

5:10 Shot (close)

5:15 Shot

5:28 Shot

5:29 Shot

5:30 Shot

5:34 Shot

5:43 Yelling “Yeah”

6:23 Shot – Shotgun – Klebold shooting at table #15

6:24 Yelling “Yahoo”

7:09 1135 hrs

7:10 Dispatch advises they lost RP.

7:17 Shot

7:23 Unknown noise

7:26 Shot

7:38 Shot

7:42 Shot – Shotgun – Klebold shooting Schnurr

7:44 “Reb” Voice – Klebold

7:45 “Yeah” Voice – Harris

7:47 “Shit yeah”

7:50 Eight continuous shots plus one shot – 9mm – Klebold shooting Townsend

7:53 “Whoo”

7:56 Two shots – Fired at table #2

7:58 Shot

8:01 Shot

8:03 Screams

8:09 1136 hrs

8:56 Shot – Fired at table #2

8:57 Female screams

9:00 Shot

10:09 1138 hrs

10:15 Shot – Klebold shooting DePooter

10:16 Scream

10:44 “Reb come here” – Voice – Klebold

10:55 “Reb” (inaudible) Voice – Klebold

10:56 “Yeah”

10:57 “Go”

10:58 “Go”

10:59 (inaudible)

11:06 “I don’t want trouble.” Voice – Todd

11:07 (inaudible)

11:09 1139 hrs

11:11 “You little fucking fat piece of shit.” – Voice – Klebold

11:14 “Hey, hey.”

11:20 Shot

11:25 “Let’s do it then.”

11:32 “Reb ya ready?” – Voice – Klebold

11:39 Smashing sound

12:05 Explosion

12:09 1140 hrs

12:16 Explosion

12:59 Explosion/shot?

14:09 1142 hrs

14:12 Shot

14:14 Shot

15:09 1143 hrs

15:27 Shot

15:29 Shot

16:09 1144 hrs

17:03 Explosion/shot?

19:09 1147 hrs

19:32 Shot

19:55 Shot (distant)

19:56 Shot (distant)

20:04 Shot (distant)

21:09 1149 hrs

21:24 Shot

21:29 Yells

21:39 Explosion

22:09 1150 hrs

23:02 Explosion

23:09 1151 hrs

23:42 Unknown sound

24:02 Shot?