A Colorado coroner's report released Wednesday found that the death of a Columbine school shooting survivor was "best described as [a] homicide" because it stemmed from complications to the two gunshot wounds she got in the mass shooting.

Anne Marie Hochhalter, 43, who was left paralyzed after the 1999 shooting, died at her home last month, according to her former principal Frank DeAngelis. The shooting, caused by two seniors, killed 12 students and a teacher and wounded 21 others.

The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said the two gunshot wounds she suffered likely turned into further issues that led to her death, and she died from “sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes.” 

“Complications of paraplegia due to two remote gunshot wounds are a significant contributing factor,” the report read, per The Hill. “The manner of death is best classified as homicide.”

Hochhalter's family previously said they believed her death was because of natural causes that stemmed from the gunshot wounds. 

Hochhalter has spoken out about her experience at Columbine High School, and helped support survivors of other school shootings, including the survivors of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.

“She was helpful to a great many people. She was really a good human being and sister,” Nathan Hochhalter, her brother, told The Associated Press.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.