Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting but found strength to forgive and to heal her soul after bonding with another family devastated by the tragedy,

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who spoke publicly about the long-lasting effects of gun violence after she was paralyzed in the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, was found dead on Sunday at her home in Westminster,

Anne Marie Hochhalter was a survivor of the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School, which killed 12 students and one teacher. She was found dead in her Westminster home Sunday at the age of 43.

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who barely survived the Columbine school shooting and was paralyzed from the waist down, died Sunday, nearly 26 years after the attack. Hochhalter was 43 years old, the Denver Post reported.