Cho Seung-hui

Cho Seung-hui

Cho Seung-hui was identified as the gunman in the Virginia Tech school shootings on April 16, 2007. Over 30 people were killed in the shootings, mostly occuring at Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus. Seung hui was 23 years old. He... [more]

Cho Seung-hui was identified as the gunman in the Virginia Tech school shootings on April 16, 2007. Over 30 people were killed in the shootings, mostly occuring at Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus. Seung hui was 23 years old. He was from Centreville, Virginia. He killed himself at the end of the shootings.

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3rd version of Va. Tech massacre report released

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A third version of a report about the Virginia Tech massacre is being released because university officials say the previous report contained errors. The revised report was released to the public Wednesday. University officials say the previous report released last month said the school president's office was locked down after April 16, 2007, shootings. The revised report says the doors remained opened during the shootings. Also, the report previously said two school employees told family members about the shootings before the rest of the campus was notified. The report now gives more details about those conversations. Some parents are upset with the revised report ... Read Full Story

Chinese man pleads guilty over college killing

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A Chinese man pleaded guilty on Monday to decapitating a fellow graduate student in January at a campus cafe at Virginia Tech university in the United States, court records showed. Zhu Haiyang, a 26-year-old from Ningbo in eastern China, will be sentenced on April 19 for the first-degree murder of Yang Xin, a 22-year-old graduate student from Beijing, the documents said. He reportedly faces up to life in prison. Witnesses said there was no shouting or apparent argument at the Au Bon Pain restaurant before Zhu horrifically murdered Yang on January 21 using a large kitchen knife. In a copy of a police affidavit ... Read Full Story

Chinese man pleads guilty to Virginia Tech decapitation

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A Chinese man pleaded guilty on Monday to decapitating a fellow graduate student in January at a campus cafe at Virginia Tech university in the United States, court records showed. Zhu Haiyang, a 26-year-old from Ningbo in eastern China, will be sentenced on April 19 for the first-degree murder of Yang Xin, a 22-year-old graduate student from Beijing, the documents said. He reportedly faces up to life in prison. Witnesses said there was no shouting or apparent argument at the Au Bon Pain restaurant before Zhu horrifically murdered Yang on January 21 using a large kitchen knife. In a copy of a police affidavit ... Read Full Story

Judge hears arguments in Va. Tech lawsuit

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A judge is considering whether to dismiss a lawsuit by the families of two students slain in the mass shootings at Virginia Tech. The families claim the school delayed warning the students about an earlier shooting on campus and they are seeking $10 million. A circuit judge is hearing arguments in the case Monday. The parents of Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde sued the state, the school and employees as well as the estate of the student gunman, Seung-Hui Cho (sung-wee joh). The families have said they want someone held accountable for the shootings. Most families accepted a share of an $11 million state ... Read Full Story

Mass shootings in recent years

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Here is a glance at some of the worst U.S. mass shootings in recent years: ___ Nov. 5, 2009: The Army says 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage at its Fort Hood base in Texas. Army officials initially said the suspected gunman was among the dead, but later said he survived and was hospitalized. April 3, 2009: A 41-year-old man opened fire at an immigrant community center in Binghamton, N.Y., killing 11 immigrants and two workers. Jiverly Wong, a Vietnamese immigrant and a former student at the center, killed himself as police rushed to the scene. March 10, 2009: ... Read Full Story

Mass shootings in recent years

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Here is a glance at some of the worst U.S. mass shootings in recent years: ___ Nov. 5, 2009: The Army says 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a shooting rampage at its Fort Hood base in Texas. Lt. Gen Bob Cone said at a news conference that one shooter, an Army officer, was killed and two other soldiers were apprehended as suspects. April 3, 2009: A 41-year-old man opened fire at an immigrant community center in Binghamton, N.Y., killing 11 immigrants and two workers. Jiverly Wong, a Vietnamese immigrant and a former student at the center, killed himself as police rushed ... Read Full Story

Roanoke gun shop

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The Roanoke Times reported: Cho Seung-Hui bought one of the two handguns used in yesterday’s Virginia Tech shooting at a Roanoke gun shop. John Markell, owner of Roanoke Firearms on Cove Road, answered questions about Cho;s purchase. Markell said he was not in the shop when Cho bought the gun but said nothing stood out about the purchase. Cho paid $571 for the gun and a box of 50 9mm bullets, Markell said. "... It's bad enough watching the news to find out what he did," Markell said. "... But to find out he bought it here makes it so much worse." Check out ... Read Full Story

Police: Va. Tech Web posting not a direct threat

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Virginia Tech police are investigating written messages on YouTube that threaten a mass shooting at the university, but believe there is no direct threat to the school. Police informed students and faculty of the investigation in an e-mail late Wednesday night, saying that state police and the FBI are assisting. University spokesman Mark Owzcarski says authorities believe the threats may have originated in Europe. A YouTube user created a Web page under the name "nextvirgtechkiller" that included the statements "the massacre is incoming" and "next massacre is incoming." The page is no longer available. Virginia Tech was the scene of the worst mass shooting ... Read Full Story

New records: Tech gunman denied homicidal thoughts

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Recently discovered records show the Virginia Tech gunman denied homicidal thoughts to a school counselor nearly a year and half before the worst mass shootings in modern U.S. history. The missing files for Seung-Hui Cho were released Wednesday, nearly five weeks they were discovered at the home of the former director of the university's counseling center. The files mostly contain forms from three counseling "triage" sessions released by Virginia Tech after his Cho's family agreed to make them public. Cho's family needed to give permission for the release because of privacy laws. Cho denied the homicidal thoughts in a session with counselor Sherry Lynch ... Read Full Story

New records: Tech gunman denied homicidal thoughts

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Recently discovered records show the Virginia Tech gunman denied homicidal thoughts to a school counselor a year and half before the worst mass shootings in modern U.S. history. The missing files for Seung-Hui Cho were released Wednesday, nearly five weeks they were discovered at the home of the former director of the university's counseling center. The files were released by Virginia Tech after his family agreed to make them public. Cho's family needed to give permission for the release because of privacy laws. Cho committed suicide after killing 32 students and faculty members in a dormitory and classroom building on the Blacksburg campus on ... Read Full Story
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One of the images that Cho sent to NBC News

One of the images that Cho sent to NBC News

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A high cost for savings
Distant is the roiling aftermath of the massacre at Virginia Tech, in the wake of which the ruling class, starting with the governor, vowed to repair the creaking system through which Seung-Hui Cho slipped. Almost three years later, the state still gets middling grades for mental health care. Post-Cho pledges have been forgotten. And hidden dangers lurk.  
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Report shows gap in timeline of Virginia Tech shootings
Washington PostReport shows gap in timeline of Virginia Tech shootingsCNN International... but later students were allowed to leave, some of whom went to classes in Norris Hall, where gunman Cho Seung-Hui, 23, unleashed his deadly onslaught. ...Revised VT Report Exposes New Details of ShootingSecurity ManagementRevised state report on Va. Tech shootings shows more gaps in university responsesGaea TimesReport: Va. Tech officials warned their...  
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Judge Rejects Immunity Claim, OKs Duty-to-Warn Suits in Va. Tech Shootings
Rejecting, at least for now, a defense claim that sovereign immunity prevents the families of victims of the Virginia Tech shootings from suing employees of the government-run institution, a Virginia judge has OK'd discovery in duty-to-warn litigation being pursued by families of two victims of the 2007 massacre there by a student gunman. Although Circuit Judge William Alexander dismissed other counts against university officials and a non...  
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Judge OKs Duty-to-Warn Suits in Va. Tech Shootings, Nixes Immunity Claim
Rejecting, at least for now, a defense claim that sovereign immunity prevents the families of victims of the Virginia Tech shootings from suing employees of the government-run institution, a Virginia judge has OK'd discovery in duty-to-warn litigation being pursued by families of two victims of the 2007 massacre there by a student gunman. Although Circuit Judge William Alexander dismissed other counts against university officials and a non...  
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Steger, mental health officials to face trial in April 16 suits
Steger, mental health officials to face trial in April 16 suitsVirginia Tech Collegiate TimesHe also said they had a duty to care for the mental health of shooter Seung-Hui Cho and protect other students on campus. Miller located Cho's mental health ...and more »  
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Kaine to meet again with Virginia Tech families
Washington PostKaine to meet again with Virginia Tech familiesWTKR Your NewsChannel 3... in which the families agreed not to file a lawsuit over the shootings that killed 33 people, including student gunman Seung-Hui Cho (sung wee joh). ...Kaine, Tech families meet for last timeRoanoke TimesKaine has final meeting with familiesDaily Pressall 194 news articles »  
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Williams Marks 5 years as Nightly News Anchor
Williams Marks 5 years as Nightly News AnchorNBC New York... most controversial involved the 2007 decision to air portions of the multimedia manifesto mailed to NBC News by Seung-Hui Cho, the Virginia Tech gunman. ...and more »  
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Emily Hilscher
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Emily Hilscher was a victim in the April 16 Virginia Tech massacre.

She was never in a relationship with the gunman, Cho Seunghui. Reportedly, Cho got into an argument with Emily in the early morning on Monday April 16th. Cho pulled out a gun and killed Emily, as well as a student advisor who had come to the room because of the argument.

Later that day, Cho killed many other faculty and students in nearby Norris Hall .

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Audio and Podcasts about the Virginia Tech Shootings
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Podcasts from April 17th news conference:

 President Steger
(3.2 MB; Length 3:22)

Police Chief Wendell Flinchum
(2.7 MB; Length 2:52)

State Police Col. Steve Flaherty
(3.2 MB; Length 3:23)

State Medical Examiner Marcella Fierro
(1.6 MB; Length 1:43)

State Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall
(3.1 MB; Length 3:20)
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