Colo. high school shooter top debater with excellent grades

1,056 views · Published 15 December 2013 · 2:01 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: CBS Evening News · 2013 · News & Politics

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Investigators are looking into what caused 18-year-old Karl Halverson Pierson to open fire at his high school, killing himself and injuring a fellow student. Classmates who knew Pierson say he was outgoing with good friends and had excellent grades. Barry Petersen reports.

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