Columbine Mine massacre Columbine Mine massacre The Columbine Mine massacre, sometimes called the Columbine massacre, occurred in 1927, in the town of Serene, Colorado. A fight broke out between Colorado state police and a group of striking coal miners, during which the unarmed miners were attacked with firearms. The miners testified that machine guns were fired at them, which the state police disputed. Six strikers were killed, and dozens were injured. The company town of Serene, Colorado, nestled on a rolling hillside, was the home of the Columbine mine. The strike was five weeks old and strikers had been conducting morning rallies at
Columbine High School massacre put us through this last year." Klebold shouted "All jocks stand up!" When nobody stood up, Harris said to "get the guys in white hats." One of them said "Anybody with a white hat on is dead". Wearing a white baseball cap at Columbine was a tradition among sports team members. Several students tried to hide their white hats. Noticing police evacuating students outside the school, Klebold said "Pigs are here" and Harris said: "Let's go kill some cops." They shot out the windows in the direction of the police. Officers returned fire, and the gunmen retreated from the windows;