Police Chief Wendell Flinchum

Police Chief Wendell Flinchum is handling the police reaction to the Virginia Tech school shooting that happened on Monday April 16th, 2007. Follow news about police investigations into the school shooting and track quotes and... [more]

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Police Chief Flinchum provides more details about the Norris Hall shootings

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Police chief Flinchum said that victims were found in 4 different classrooms and in the stairwells of Norris Hall. Ballistic experts also said that the gun used in the shootings at West Johnson Amber Hall earlier in the morning is the same gun used later in the shootings at Norris Hall. However, police said they could not yet confirm it was the same shooter in both incidents. Cho Seung-hui was identified as the gunman, based on fingerprints on the weapon. Little is known about Cho Seung-hui other than his age (23), major (english) and status as a senior student at Virginia Tech. Read Full Story

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Virginia Tech Shooting

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On behalf of relatives and friends here in Ontario, I would like to convey our deepest sympathies to all associated with Virginia Tech who have lost friends and loved ones in the recent shooting. The strength of community and outreach at VT has come across loud and clear on the TV coverage of the tragedy. More power to you. We stand with you at this time. For any who wish to relay condolences messages can be sent to this address : uusa_webmaster@vt.edu . Tags: Virginia Tech , Cho Seung-Hui , school shooting <$BlogSiteFeedUrl$>"><$BlogSiteFeedUrl$>" title="Atom feed">Site Feed Read Full Story

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Chief Wendell Flinchum is investigating linkage to previous bomb threats

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Virginia Police Chief Wendell Flinchum is starting an investigattion to see if today's school shootings were related to 2 recent bomb threats. The first bomb threat occured on April 3 inTorgersen Hall. A written note threatened the hall, according to the Roanoke Times. The school canceled classes in the building for the day and sent bomb-sniffing dogs in to check it out. No bomb was found and thre building was declared safe. The second bomb threat occured just a few days ago on Friday. School authorities closed Torgersen hall, Durham hall and Whittimore hall over the weekend to investigate. No bombs were found and ... Read Full Story

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Eyewitness report from Allyn Hughes, freshman

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The Roanoke Times has eyewitness reports from students at Virginia Tech. One of the reports is from freshman Allyn Hughes: "When I left the dorm this morning, no one really knew what was going on until I walked outside and there were [about] 20 police cars in the quad. So I knew something was up, but no e-mails had been sent out yet. And when I got to class, people were talking, they were like, 'What happened?,' and no one knew. And then the e-mails started coming. The building that I was in overlooks the parking lot, and everyone was leaving. And that's when ... Read Full Story

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Name of the gunman is Cho Seung-hui

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Cho Seung-hui was a 23 year old student at Virginia Tech. He killed more than 30 people during the school shooting yesterday, then took his own life. Cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year at Virginia Tech as an English major. Cho Seung-hui was South Korean, but was a permanent legal resident of the United States. His family lives in Virginia. ABC News reported that Cho left a "disturbing note" related to the first shootings from early in the morning on April 16th. Cho went on to shoot and kill many more students in Norris Hall later in the morning. Read Full Story

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Police Chief Wendell Flinchum provides some details

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Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum said that one person was killed in the first shooting, which occurred just after 7 a.m. at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a large dormitory. Chief Flinchum also said that at least 20 more people were killed at Norris Hall, an academic building. In addition, at least 17 injured students were admitted to a local hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds. Read Full Story

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Virginia Sen. Jim Webb makes a statement

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Virginia Sen. Jim Webb released this statement about today's shootings: “I am truly saddened to hear of the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech. My heart goes out to the parents and families of the victims of this senseless act. My office has been in communication with the Governor’s office and officials at Virginia Tech to offer any assistance.” Read Full Story

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AHN | Shooting On Virginia Tech Campus Leaves One Dead, One Injured | April 16, 2007

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A school shooting has occurred at Virginia Tech campus leaving at least one dead, apparently at this time the gunman has not been apprehended. Apparently there was a bomb threat Friday that cancelled classes there. Update; Apparently the news conferences occurring is that at least 33 people are dead including the gunman, this would be the worst shooting in U.S history. Apparently the shooting began about 7:15 A.M, when the first 911 call came in and two hours later the shooting began in another part of the campus. Whether the bomb threat Friday had any role in this shooting has not become known at ... Read Full Story

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Virginia Tech gunman took his own life

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Virginia Tech President Steger said that just as police officers reached the second floor of Norris Hall in response to 911 calls about the shootings, the gunshots stopped. The gunman was found dead. Police Chief Flinchum said the gunman took his own life. Read Full Story

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Eyewitness testimonies and footage dominate news

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"There are these communities developing on those sites with hundreds and hundreds of people - many of them students, some of whom were there at the shooting" The pictures were jumpy and the words occasionally jumbled, but the most immediate and compelling descriptions of yesterday's massacre at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va ., came not from seasoned reporters - but from citizen journalists, most of whom have yet to graduate from college. On CNN, the earliest on-scene pictures and words were provided by Jamal Albarghouti, a Virginia Tech graduate student from the West Bank. His cell phone pictures of police charging Norris Hall as ... Read Full Story

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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
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A toll-free information line has been established for parents and family:
1-800-533-1144

Anyone who has information related to the incidents is encouraged to go to the Blacksburg Police Department to make a statement.
To call the Blacksburg polics, dial:
540/231-6411