Cassie Bernall
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| Born | Cassie René Bernall November 6, 1981 Wheat Ridge, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1999 (aged 17) Columbine, Colorado, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Burial place | Golden Cemetery, Golden, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Student |
| Known for | Victim of the Columbine High School massacre |
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Location: Perpetrators: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold |
Cassie René Bernall (November 6, 1981 – April 20, 1999) was an American student who was killed in the Columbine High School massacre, where 12 more students and a teacher were killed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who then committed suicide. It was reported that Bernall had been asked whether or not she believed in God, and she said "Yes", before being shot during the massacre. However, investigators concluded the person who was asked about her belief in God was not Cassie Bernall, but actually Valeen Schnurr, who survived the shooting.
In September 1999, Bernall's mother, Misty, released She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall. In it, Misty describes her daughter's turbulent teenage life, conversion and Christian faith.