Not only was there an armed deputy on site at Columbine High School,
not only did 11 of 13 deaths take place AFTER Harris and the gunman exchanged shots,
but the deputy had advance notice that Harris was planning an attack.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67488688.html
The sheriff's deputy stationed at Columbine High School received a report a year ago that Eric Harris was detonating pipe bombs and wanted to commit mass murder.
The ``suspicious incident'' police report obtained by the Denver Rocky Mountain News was sent to deputy Neil Gardner, said Jefferson County Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Parr.
``It was sent to him, and he was aware of it, and nothing came of it,'' Parr said. ``There was simply nothing else we could do.''
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Might Gardner have had a better chance of hitting Harris if he'd been wearing his glasses? When the two traded shots, 11 of the 13 people killed by Harris and Dylan Klebold were still alive.
"If his vision is 20/30, no big deal," said James Rouse, an attorney who represents six families. "If it's 20/300, what's he doing shooting a gun?"
Gardner could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
Jefferson County sheriff's officials also were unavailable to answer questions about whether Gardner needed glasses to shoot and if it was improper for him not to be wearing them.