Eric's mother was Katherine Ann Poole. She was a homemaker and, later in his life, a caterer. His father was Wayne Harris, who worked for the Air Force as a transport pilot. (Both were raised in CO) His dad's job meant that they moved around a bit. When dad Wayne retired from the Air Force, the family moved back to Colorado. He had an older brother, Kevin.
He and his friend (and fellow shooter) met in 7th grade. Eric also had a (short term) girlfriend in high school named Typher. When she declined to go out with him any more, he staged a fake suicide "sprawling on the ground with fake blood splashed all over him. When Typher saw him she began to scream for help, at which point he and his friends began laughing, prompting Typher to storm off, shouting at Harris to get psychological help
Eric was one of the two student-gunmen (the other was his friend, Dylan B Klebold , 1981-1999) who attacked their classmates and teachers in the Columbine High School attack. They killed 13 and wounded 21 others before turning the guns on themselves. (Description from Find A Grave)
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