STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado, United States — A Colorado man who survived the 1999 Columbine school shooting and later became an advocate for fighting addiction has died. Routt County Coroner Robert Ryg said Saturday that 37-year-old Austin Eubanks died overnight at his Steamboat Springs home. Eubanks was shot in the hand and knee in the Columbine attack that killed 12 classmates and a teacher, including Eubanks’ best friend. He later worked at an addiction treatment center and travelled the U.S. telling his story . Eubanks’ family says in a statement that he “lost the battle with the very disease he fought so hard to help others face,” KMGH-TV reports.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 18, 2019 23:26 UTC