Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting but found the strength to forgive the mother of one of the shooters, has died.

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who spoke publicly about the long-lasting effects of gun violence after she was paralyzed in the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, was found dead on Sunday at her home in Westminster, Colo. She was 43.

Anne Marie Hochhalter, who barely survived the Columbine school shooting and was paralyzed from the waist down, died Sunday, nearly 26 years after the attack. Hochhalter was 43 years old, the Denver Post reported. Her friend Sue Townsend told the paper she was suffering from medical complications caused by the massacre.