33 killed in shooting at virginia tech

[Eagle]

very sad news on cnn. Eagle

[ChuckLazar]

28 injured. That dude had to have a semi-automatic to do all that!
Terrible!

[Ldawg]

Un fuckin' real ......

[kbsooner21]

Geez

[Ldawg]

Geez

TRUEX = EZ WIN !!


I thought Ky. Shrub ran over Jr ??

[RJeremy]

What an awful tragedy. My prayers go out to the families that are about to receive the worst call they could ever imagine today.

May God give them strength.

[jcindaville]

That is just awful. WTF is wrong with people

[jcindaville]

Updated: 5 minutes ago
BLACKSBURG, Va. - At least 22 people were killed Monday in a shooting rampage on the Virginia Tech campus, police said. They said the gunman was among the dead.

In addition to those killed, officials said at least 28 people were wounded.

Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum said the gunman was dead, but that he didn't know how he died.

"Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said university President Charles Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."

The university reported shootings at opposite sides of the 2,600-acre campus, beginning at about 7:15 a.m. local time at West Ambler Johnston, a co-ed residence hall that houses 895 people, and continuing about two hours later at Norris Hall, an engineering building.

At least one student was killed in the dorm and others were killed in the classroom, Flinchum said.

After the shootings, all entrances to the campus were closed.

"There's just a lot of commotion. It's hard to tell exactly what's going on," said Jason Anthony Smith, 19, who lives in the dorm.


Aimee Kanode, a freshman from Martinsville, said the shooting happened on the fourth floor of the dorm, one floor above her room. Kanode's resident assistant knocked on her door about 8 a.m. to notify students to stay put.

"They had us under lockdown," Kanode said. "They temporarily lifted the lockdown; the gunman shot again."

"We're all locked in our dorms surfing the Internet trying to figure out what's going on," Kanode said.

Madison Van Duyne, a student who was interviewed by telephone on CNN, said, "Most of the students are sitting on the floors away from the windows just trying to be as safe as possible."

It was second time in less than a year that the campus was closed because of a shooting.

In August 2006, the opening day of classes was canceled and the campus closed when an escaped jail inmate allegedly killed a hospital guard off campus and fled to the Tech area. A sheriff's deputy involved in the manhunt was killed on a trail just off campus.

The accused gunman, William Morva, faces capital murder charges.

[Mike1]

Very sad news.

[Art Vandelay]

Now 22 dead. It was an Asian American male in his 20's with two 9MM handguns. He went from one end of the campus to the other over a few hours. Not the best response time - any security on that campus?

[10DimeBry]

Now 22 dead. It was an Asian American male in his 20's with two 9MM handguns. He went from one end of the campus to the other over a few hours. Not the best response time - any security on that campus?

how the heck did they allow that to happen? i mean doesnt ATF,state police, local police and sheriffs have that campus locked down and surrounded in minutes??? WTF?

[10DimeBry]

Now 22 dead. It was an Asian American male in his 20's with two 9MM handguns. He went from one end of the campus to the other over a few hours. Not the best response time - any security on that campus?

is the shooter dead?? cause i saw still photos of a suspect on the ground alive with a police officer on top of him. he looked asian decent.

[jcindaville]

Now 22 dead. It was an Asian American male in his 20's with two 9MM handguns. He went from one end of the campus to the other over a few hours. Not the best response time - any security on that campus?

Wait now for the Lawyers. They will have a field day with this.

I hope his days in hell are long and hot

[jcindaville]

is the shooter dead?? cause i saw still photos of a suspect on the ground alive with a police officer on top of him. he looked asian decent.

From what i read he is dead

[Eagle]

They said earlier he was dead. 21 years old. Eagle