But instead of hurting others, authorities say, 18-year-old Sol Pais killed herself.
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Officials said Pais was found dead in a remote mountain area Wednesday morning after a nearly 20-hour manhunt that shut down the state’s largest school districts and left hundreds of thousands of students and parents wondering just how close they had come to another attack on their community. Online postings and a journal that appear to have been written by Pais indicate that she spent months struggling with an increasing sense of isolation and anger.
Investigators prepare to head into the forest along Mount Evans Road during the search for Pais. They learned about the ride she had taken to the gun shop and the shotgun she had purchased. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and camouflage pants. It was then that the Jefferson County School District put Columbine and other high schools on lockout, securing the exterior doors while continuing to hold classes. The FBI released Pais’s name and photo and began a massive manhunt.
A woman stands among crosses posted on a hill above Columbine High School after the attack in 1999. During the search, investigators were learning more about Pais’s fascination with Columbine — a mind-set that is far from a new phenomenon to Colorado law enforcement. The attack has long been the subject of intense online interest to people known as “Columbiners,” who obsess over investigation records, school blueprints and writings from the shooters.
McDonald said they were thinking about the safety of students: “What if she shows up at a school? We can protect the school. But if we engage in a gun battle on school property, even if we win, even if everything is perfect and the threat is neutralized, how do you tell parents, ‘Hey, your child was here when that happened?’ ”
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