Rachel Scott
Rachel Joy Scott (August 5, 1981 - April 20, 1999) was a teenager shot and killed during the Columbine High School massacre. She has been the subject of several books and some American Christians have come to see her as a martyr.Scott lived in Littleton, Colorado, where she attended Columbine High along with her younger brother, Craig Scott.
Rachel was shot while she was eating lunch just outside the cafeteria, first in the leg, and then point-blank in the temple of her head. She was the first victim of the massacre.
In reports and rumours that circulated in the days after the shootings, it was claimed that the shooters, after having shot her in the leg but before wounding her fatally, had asked Rachel if she believed in God. The reports claimed that she had answered yes to that question. However, an official investigation into the shooting, published eight months after the event, only substantiated the claim that another student, Valeen Schnurr, had been asked that question and responded that way [1]. In the meantime however Rachel's parents had authored a book entitled "Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott" (ISBN 0785268480). The martyr sobriquet has stuck, especially amongst devout Christians in the Bible Belt, and the reports remain in wide circulation.
Following his daughter's death, Rachel's father Darrell, a devout Christian and son of a pastor, co-authored three books about Rachel's spirituality. He also resigned his job as a salesman and set up The Columbine Redemption, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to "motivate, educate and bring positive change to many young people" ([1]). As part of this work he tours the country speaking at churches, high schools and youth centers ([1]). Rachel's mother participates in similar programs ([1]).
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