The Conversation

Thu May 9

Colorado shooting eerily recalls Columbine massacre

Written by Jillian Peterson, Professor of Criminal Justice, Hamline University

Parents gather in a circle to pray at a recreation center where students were reunited with their parents after a shooting at a suburban Denver middle school May 7.David Zalubowski/AP

Columbine. Contagion. Clusters.

These are the culprits to consider as the nation reels from yet another school shooting.

This one took place on May 7 at the STEM...

Colorado shooting eerily recalls Columbine massacre

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