Sol Pais, Columbine-obsessed teen, likely killed herself before manhunt

The Columbine-obsessed teen who flew to Colorado and bought a weapon likely killed herself before officials launched a massive manhunt, according to authorities.

The body of Sol Pais was found Wednesday morning at the base of Mount Evans in Clear Creek County — but officials believe she died nearly two days earlier of suicide, the Denver Post reported.

“She had no idea what occurred from late Monday afternoon to Tuesday when a search for her began and to Wednesday when her body was found,” Clear Creek County Undersheriff Bruce Snelling told the Denver Post. “The logical likelihood was she was here to end her journey.”

FBI officials suspected 18-year-old Pais was plotting an attack because she appeared “infatuated” with the Columbine High School massacre and arrived days before the shooting’s 20th anniversary.

The Miami high school student boarded a flight Monday to Denver — then purchased a firearm and ammunition at a Littleton gun shop, not far from the Columbine campus, according to officials.

Her behavior incited panic in the Denver area Tuesday where more than 20 schools, including Columbine, were closed and a nearly 24-hour manhunt got underway.

But authorities said Pais ultimately didn’t have a “master plan” to go on a shooting spree. She “went dark” after a ride-share driver dropped her off Monday afternoon near Mount Evans, where her body was later discovered, officials said.

“There was no digital footprint anywhere,” Snelling told the Denver Post. “No phone. No credit card use. To me, that pointed to a near impossibility that this ill-equipped, 18-year-old teenage woman would fly from sea level in Florida to Colorado and then go up into the mountains with plans to go on a killing spree.”