Police Interview with the witness Kurt Hummel:

"Okay Kurt. I realize that what you have just been through has been incredibly traumatic and terrifying but you understand that I must interview you while it is still fresh in your mind."

"I understand."

"How about you start telling me what happened from the time you arrived at McKinley."

"Well I had just come back from my appointment with the dental hygienist. It was about 10:00am. I must have walked through the front doors of McKinley almost on the heels of the gunman."

"I didn't realize that of course, I was just going to my locker to get my books and go to my second class of the day. I heard a funny gurgling, dragging sound and turned to look down the hall and that's when I saw him. A guy that I recognized as a hockey player had managed to drag himself around the corner only to collapse on the floor. The blood was flowing out of him and pooling under his body. I was momentarily stunned and just stared at him. I couldn't comprehend what I was seeing. I wondered if someone was filming some bad teen slasher movie for an school assignment and went crazy with using too much fake blood. Just then, I heard gunshots and screams. I still didn't move - I just stood there, not believing this could happen in my school.

Then I heard Principal Figgins' panicked voice over the intercom telling everyone it was a lock down. He instructed everyone to keep in their rooms and lock the doors and don't let anyone in. More shots rang out followed closely by more screams. The shots jerked me out of my shocked trance and I ran in the opposite direction looking for somewhere, anywhere to hide. This was no movie, this was real. I tried the doors along the hall as I ran. I beat at them and screamed at the students to let me in. Of course, they were following the protocol and stayed away from the door. I was so scared; I had to find somewhere to hide. Finally a door gave way; it was the door to the boys' locker room. I bolted the door behind me and then started to look for somewhere to hide. That's when I noticed Karofsky – David Karofsky. He was in the equipment closet pulling stuff out. He didn't notice me because he had his ear buds in. He must have had his music on really loud because I could hear the guitar riffs from where I was standing. He was acting like he didn't have a care in the world so I knew he hadn't heard the shots or the screams or Mr. Figgins. I ran over and jumped in front of him and yanked the ear buds out of his ears…"

Police Interview with the witness David Karofsky:

"You're a student at McKinley High, a former hockey player now a football player is that correct?"

"Yes Sir."

"Where were you when shooting started?"

"I – I was in the locker room cleaning out the closet full of sports equipment. I was supposed to be checking the gear and cataloguing it."

"That must have been a big job? Why were you doing it?"

"I want to get into a sports management course in college and Coach Beiste suggested it would look good to the schools if I volunteered to help her with keeping track of the equipment. Besides, I like helping her out and I had a spare period."

"When did you realize that a fellow student had come to school with a gun and started on a shooting rampage?"

"Well I had my ipod on, playing music and had my ear buds in so I didn't hear anything at first. Suddenly, I felt my buds being yanked right out of my ears so I turned around to see who the hell would dare do such a thing. There stood Fancy - um – Kurt Hummel in front of me, gasping for air, his face was deathly white and he looked more scared than I have ever seen him. Kurt and I have a bit of a history, I've seen him scared before, of - of me, but this was completely different. He looked so freaked out and I figured he must have been in a big shit load of trouble because I am the last person he would come to for help."

"When you say he would normally be scared of you, do you mean you bullied him?"

"Yes sir, I did, but I won't anymore, not after what happened to us. Anyways, I asked him what was wrong."

'Wrong?!' he says, didn't you hear the gunshots and the screams?' He then grabbed me and tried to haul me into the closet with him. I thought it was some weird joke or prank. He's – openly gay you know, and there he is trying to push or pull me into this closet with him. I pulled away and told him to stop it."

"Kurt then pleaded with me to get into the closet with him, saying that we had to hide from the gunman. He said there were dead students just lying in the halls. That's when I finally heard the gun fire and the screams, it seemed really close so I shoved him into the closet and stepped in after him and closed the doors. It was a tight fit for both of us and it was kind of stuffy in there. I tried to ask him some questions but he just placed his hand against my mouth and shook his head. So we just stood in there really quiet. We could still hear shouting and screaming and intermittent gunshots and they were definitely getting closer. My heart was just hammering away I was close enough to Kurt to feel his heart beat pounding in his chest…"

Police Interview with the witness Kurt Hummel continued…

"So the two of you hid in the closet?"

"Yes, I never thought I would ever willingly get into any cramped space with David Karofsky, but there we both were scared to death, pressed chest to chest. I thought things couldn't get any worse but then my nose started itching. I am slightly allergic to dust and mold and that closet had plenty of both. I could feel a tickle start in the back of my throat and I tried to clear my throat quietly. My nose started to run and I had to keep sniffing, and of course that only made things worse. I think David thought I was starting to cry because he tried to comfort me by rubbing my back and pulling me closer. He bent his head down to whisper in my ear that everything was going to be okay, we just had to stay hidden. I pushed his hand away and stood on my tip toes so I could whisper back quietly in his ear that whatever mold or dust that was in this closet was making me desperate to sneeze. He nodded and whispered again in my ear that I should sneeze already and get it out of the way before anyone came in. But it was too late; we heard more gunfire very close that sounded suspiciously like the locker room door being fired upon.

"Our worst fears were realized when we heard this voice inside the room sort bellow and say, 'Any fucking jocks hiding in here?'

"That scared me to death and I just gasped, and held my breath. The big inhale made things ten times worse. My eyes started to water as this powerful feeling of chocking really took hold of me. I could barely breathe! I had my hand clenched over my mouth and nose trying desperately not to sneeze. My heart and breath sped up even more and I opened my mouth hoping that my breathing didn't sound too loud. The voice just outside the closet was loud and crazy, screaming for jocks to come out of hiding. I could hear loud bangs and scrapings, like the person was trashing the locker room…"

Police Interview with the witness David Karofsky continued…

"What was the boy yelling?"

"Stuff like. 'I'm going to kill every last mother-fucking jock! Who's scared shitless now? Where are the fucking bullies now that I have a gun?'

"I could see that Hummel eyes were watering and he was getting red faced and having trouble breathing normally. I grabbed his head and pulled him to me, hoping that if he sneezed, the noise would be muffled in my chest. Hummel finally sneezed but even though the noise was muffled, you could still hear it. I knew then that we were in big shit. I held Hummel and dropped to my knees forcing us both down as low as we could get on the bottom of the closet. It was tight, and I ended up on top of him."

"Good thing I did that, because the next moment the closet just exploded above us. The noise was deafening as gun went off again and again. Bits of wood and dust rained down on us. I was never so scared in my life! Both Kurt and I were screaming. Suddenly the gun fire stopped and what was left of the door was yanked open and I felt the muzzle of a rifle shoved in my back. It was almost sizzling hot from all the firing. I - I..."

"I understand how difficult this David but please if you could continue. What happened then?"

"Um, ugh. He poked me hard with the muzzle and yelled at me to get out of the closet. He backed up and kept the gun trained on me. I had to crawl out so I could untangle myself from Hummel. Hummel crawled out after me and managed to stand. I tried to stand but the kid with the gun screamed at me to stay on my knees. He told me I was an animal and didn't deserve to stand.

"Kurt started to speak to him. 'Robbie' he said, 'remember me? I was in your science class. We worked together on experiments sometimes.'

The kid said 'yeah I remember you Kurt.' Kurt said, 'please Robbie don't shoot us, just let us go we won't tell anybody we saw you.' Robbie just smiled, he told Kurt he could leave and save his own skin but he was going to shoot the jock pig right between the eyes. I looked up to see the barrel of the gun pointed straight at my face.

"Suddenly legs moved in front of me, I couldn't see Robbie or the gun. Kurt had stepped between me and Robbie..."

Police Interview with the witness Kurt Hummel:

You actually stepped in front of David to shield him from the gunman even though he was going to let you go free? Why did you do that?"

"I really don't know what processed me, it's not like I'm friends with David or anything. In fact, up until that point I think I hated him. He has been really picking on me lately. I suppose it was because he was on his knees and looked so vulnerable. I figured if Robbie was going to let me go perhaps if I appealed to him as a person, I might be able to reach him and his compassion and he would let Dave go as well.

I pleaded with him not to shoot Dave. I said, I know he's kind of a dick head, but please don't shoot him. He doesn't deserve to die."

"Robbie's face distorted with hatred, 'Of course he deserves it! He's a fucking bully like the rest of the jocks! He slushies me and steals my lunch money and shoves me if I'm in his way. I hate him!'

"I said, He does the same to me. He throws me into lockers and he used to throw me in the dumpster, he's always coming up to me and threatening me. But even after all that I don't want him to die. He's just a boy like us. He's running scared like us. He's just as self-conscious as us, and more than anything, he wants to be liked just like us. He just expresses himself in an unfortunate manner." Robbie just started to scream again and wave the gun in front of my face.

'He's not like us, he's scum, he's a disease and a parasite! Get out of the way so I can kill him or I'll kill you first…"

Police Interview with the witness David Karofsky:

What did you do when the gunman started threatening Kurt?

"I moved away from behind Kurt and said, 'Look Robbie, I'm sorry I picked on you. It was completely unfair, I apologize.'

Robbie just scoffed and said 'apologize? You think a simple I'm sorry is going to fix this? Do you even remember doing the stuff you do to me? Did you even know my name before Kurt said it? You fucking jocks are all the same! You roam around in packs looking for some unfortunate kid that's smaller and weaker than you. You're all fucking cowards! Do you know what happened yesterday? I was grabbed by a bunch of jocks and shoved in a Johnny on the spot. They pushed it over and rolled it around in the field. When I finally got out I was covered in shit and the vile stink made me throw up. They taped the whole thing with their phones a posted it on youtube!'

I told him it wasn't me, that it was the puck-heads that did that.

"He said, I bet you saw the clip, I bet you laughed your ass off seeing me covered in blue coloured shit and piss while I staggered around barfing! He was just screaming at me, spraying me with his spit. I held up my hands and pleaded with him not kill me and said again that I was sorry. What else could I say?"

Police Interview with the witness Kurt Hummel:

Please continue Kurt, what happened next?'

"I'm not sure I should tell you anymore because I would have to betray another person's secret. It's not mine to tell."

"This is a police investigation Kurt, you have to continue and tell me everything. It's very important. "

"Well Robbie was extremely agitated and David apologizing for bullying him seemed to make him angrier. I was positive that any moment Robbie was going to shoot him in the face point blank.

"I tried talking to him again, hoping to calm him down. I said, 'please don't kill him Robbie, you think you hate his guts? Well guess what, I think he hates himself even more than you do.'

Robbie scoffed. 'He's a jock! He's on top of the food chain, what do you mean he hates himself?'

"Suddenly Dave blurts out, 'I'm gay. I hate myself and worry that if everyone else finds out I'm gay, they will hate me too.'

"Robbie and I were stunned at the revelation. I had known all along that Dave was closeted but I was completely surprised that Dave would divulge that information, even with a gun trained on him.

"You're gay?' Robbie repeats skeptically. 'I don't believe you. This is some kind of trick to make me feel sorry for you.' Robbie raises his gun again towards Dave's face because he had relaxed for a moment.

"He is gay.' I said in affirmation hoping that we were getting through to him. 'I found out just a little while ago. We were in this very locker room arguing when he kissed me. That's why he has stepped up his bullying towards me because he's afraid I would tell everybody. Don't you see? He has problems and issues himself that why he behaves the way he does…"

Police Interview with the witness David Karofsky:

"How did Robbie react to your admission and Kurt's affirmation?"

"Robbie just stood there speechless with his gun lowered a bit and I almost thought that Kurt and I would be safe. I almost thought that Robbie would understand my weakness and why I did what I did and put the gun down. Instead he just threw back his head and laughed.

"I can't believe it! You're a tuti fruiti fag and you've got the hots for Hummel?' He scoffed.

"Even though he had the gun and I was still on my knees, that little comment made me angry. 'I'm not tuti fruiti and I'm not sure exactly how I feel about Kurt.' I growled.

"You kissed him, I'd say you like him. Hey Hummel, why didn't you out him? You should have told all his jock friends he's sweet on you. They would have burned his sorry ass and he would deserve it!'

"No one deserves to be outed or bullied even if they do torment other people.' Kurt replied.

"You're right, he doesn't deserve to be bullied, he deserves to die and you're going to die as well right before your boyfriend.' Robbie raised his gun again and continued, 'I'll be doing the world a favor by taking two fags with me to hell!..."

Police Interview with the witness Kurt Hummel continued…

"I know this is hard Kurt ,but this is really important that we continue. The interview is almost over and soon you can be with your family. I'll read your last words back. 'He pointed the gun straight at me and..."

"My one and only thought as I stared at the gun was, I am going to die. I was never a friend of Robbie but we had some classes together over the years. I couldn't believe he could just coldly dismiss me as a fag and want to shoot me.

"Luckily before he managed to shoot there was a strange popping noise behind us. The three of us paused for a spilt second and looked to see what it was. There were about three gas canisters rolling around on the floor with smoke already issuing from them. Robbie immediately spun around to the direction they came and started firing.

"I was rammed from the side and hit the floor hard. My breath was knocked out of me as this heavy weight fell on top of me. At the same instant, the whole place exploded with a cacophony of loud bangs. I could hear the bullets whizzing above me as the police returned fire. I realized the weight on top me was David. I knew he was still alive because like me, he was flinching at the staccato of the gun fire. I realized that he had pushed me to the ground and was covering me with his body. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer. I was sure neither of us was going to make it outalive.

"Finally the shooting stopped and it was quiet except for Dave's and my sobbing and coughing. My eyes were running and it was hard to breath with all the gas in the room. I heard more than saw the police as they thundered into the room yelling. It was hard to hear what they were saying because their voices were muffled by their gas masks. I finally figured out that they were yelling at us to turn over on our stomachs and show our hands. We complied and I felt hands roughly feeling my arms, sides, and legs looking for weapons. When they realized there were none and that we were not a threat, they finally let us up. They started asking us questions like how many shooters there were. We had only seen Robbie so neither of us knew anything that was a help.

"I found it hard to concentrate on anything they were saying because I could not drag my eyes from the inert form of Robbie lying face down in a pool of blood. He looked so tiny. He was always on the small side. He was all dressed in black except for his socks. All I could think of was how only Robbie would decide to wear Star Wars socks before going on a murderous rampage. It was such a crying shame that it had to come to this.

"I felt a police officer pull on my arm, wanting me to come away with her. David and I were separated and I was escorted here. It seemed like an age before you came in and I thought that you guys had forgotten me."

"Sorry you felt that way Kurt. We had to wait for your father's permission before questioning you. He's waiting to take you home once we have finished this interview.

I have one more question for you and then you can leave and join your father. What can you tell me about the shooter Robbie Bennett?"

"I didn't really know him - as I said - we weren't friends. In fact I don't know if he had any friends. I always saw him on his own. He was socially very awkward and extremely paranoid and defensive and maybe that was because he was bullied all through school. He was a strange misfit, who would shout out things in class and laugh at his own weird jokes, and it was rather hard to like him. He was very clever and loved to show off his intelligence and make everyone else feel stupid and that's another reason why I think he was unpopular.

"I must admit that I was usually glad when he was around, simply because the jocks had a tendency to pick on him first. There was many a time when I slipped by unnoticed and thankful that the jocks were picking on him and not me. He had a very negative outlook and always behaved like the world was out to get him. Sadly, the world did get him in the end."

Police Interview with the witness David Karofsky continued…

How well did you know the shooter Robbie Bennett?

"I didn't know him at all. He wasn't even a blip on my radar. I didn't have any classes with him. I recognized him as a kid that was constantly picked on because I saw other guys doing that and he was right; I saw the video of him on Youtube. I was surprised when he accused me of tossing slushies at him because I can't remember that, but I have thrown a lot of slushies at kids since going to Mckinley so it is a distinct possibility."It's a thing we jocks do to keep up our superiority and to instill shock and awe.

"I don't know where he got the idea I stole his lunch money; I've never done that to anyone. I know some of the puck heads like Jason Henderson used to look out for him so he could roll him for cash. I dunno, maybe all us jocks look the same to him. I may have pushed him out of the way when I was walking down the halls. I don't know, I simply don't remember doing anything particular to him. Like he said, I didn't even know his name until Kurt said it. I doubt I'll ever forget his name now."