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Virginia Tech suffered the worst school shooting in US history. On April 16th 2007 a gunman began a shooting spree on the Virginia Tech campus, killing more than 20 people. The gunman was eventually killed. Details of the shooting can... [more]
Virginia Tech suffered the worst school shooting in US history. On April 16th 2007 a gunman began a shooting spree on the Virginia Tech campus, killing more than 20 people. The gunman was eventually killed. Details of the shooting can be collected here, with breaking news and pictures of the campus reaction.
A judge has approved an $11 million state settlement for the families of the majority of the victims in the deadly 2007 Virginia Tech shootings which killed 32. The settlement avoids a court battle to decide if Seung-Hui Cho acted alone or not. All but eight families of the 32 killed will be compensated as a result of the settlement that was approved on Tuesday. As for the remaining families, four agreed to the deal, but were not prepared to go in front of the judge on Tuesday, while four...
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Am I out of line in pointing out that college students are (except for the inane prohibition against legally buying beer) adults? If the students of Virgina Tech are anything like I was, they do not want, and resent, efforts of college administrators to coddle them like babies. Half of the eighteen years olds do not go off to college. Some go to fight and die in Iraq. Most just go out to live and boogey in their neighborhood, or some more exciting locale. But, as we all knew would happen...
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While they can't bring their loved ones back, families of those massacred at Virginia Tech last spring are finding some comfort following a tentative deal reached on Thursday. Reports say families of the victims have reached an $11 million deal with the state, a deal that is designed to prevent future lawsuits. Gov. Timothy Kaine indicated that the majority of families of victims backed the settlement. Twenty-two families had previously filed notice with the state that indicated they might...
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Gunman kills 30 on Virginia Tech campus By SUE LINDSEY, Associated Press Writer BLACKSBURG, Va. - A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, in a classroom across campus Monday, killing at least 30 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, government officials told The Associated Press. The gunman was killed, bringing the death toll to 31. Students complained that the university did not warn them about the first deadly burst of gunfire until...
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Here is an article that explains contends that, the reason for the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, is the lack of strong gun control laws in the United States. I'm glad they cleared that up for me. Here I was, thinking the real cause was the fanatical bloodlust of this Cho Seung-Hui fellow. His family must really be ticked off, seeing as his name is all over the news as the bad guy, when in fact, it's Charleston Heston's fault. Perhaps that makes Mr. Cho Seung-Hui one of the "victims...
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The tragic violence at Virginia Tech this week has generated an immense volume of sensational media coverage, genuine sorrow and a collective examination of the heart-rending events. Whether one looks at the precious faces and lives of the brutally murdered, the mysterious and tormented life of Seung-Hui Cho, the shame and remorse of his family or the families of all impacted we see in each and every person a victim crying out. The cries for mercy, hope, understanding and healing love...
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The tragic violence at Virginia Tech this week has generated an immense volume of sensational media coverage, genuine sorrow and a collective examination of the heart-rending events. Whether one looks at the precious faces and lives of the brutally murdered, the mysterious and tormented life of Seung-Hui Cho, the shame and remorse of his family or the families of all impacted we see in each and every person a victim crying out. The cries for mercy, hope, understanding and healing love...
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MSNBC reports that NBC received a package sent by Cho Seung-Hui sometime between the first and second shootings... ---- The package included an 1,800-word manifesto-like statement diatribe in which Cho expresses rage, resentment and a desire to get even. The material is “hard to follow ... disturbing, very disturbing,” [NBC President Steve] Capus said in an interview late Wednesday afternoon. ---- The video, needless to say, is chilling. Read the full report and watch the video here...
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They came to Blacksburg, Va., from all over the country — and all over the world. They came to study and they came to teach. They had plans. They had friends. They had families. As the list of confirmed victims in Monday's massacre on the Virginia Tech campus grew, so too did the number of stories about the individuals who fell victim to the gunman, 23 year-old Cho Seung-Hui of Centreville, Va. There was Liviu Librescu, an engineering science and mechanics lecturer who survived the...
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On April 16, 2007, gunman Seung-Hui Cho's actions affected the lives of more than his Virginia Tech victims and their families.
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GREENSBORO, Ga. — Sean Glennon isn't about to forget the 32 members of the Virginia Tech community who were killed in a shooting massacre on campus in April 2007. The Hokies senior quarterback wears two silicone wristbands marked with the number "32."
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By DAVID RESS, CARLOS SANTOS AND REX BOWMAN BLACKSBURG -- Some of the deepest secrets about Seung-Hui Cho's killing rampage at Virginia Tech on April 16, ...
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Virginia Tech says some records about the April 2007 campus shootings that left 31 people dead will remain secret.
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Virginia Tech University officials say they won't release some records connected to the April 2007 campus shootings that left 31 people dead.
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In the wake of the Virginia Tech shooting last year, OCC is looking to spend as much as $2 million to increase and modernize security on its 275-acre campus ...
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Some of the best coverage of the Virginia Tech school shooting is at The Roanoke Times, a local paper covering the area. Roanoke.com published this map of the campus, with detail about where each of the two shootings occured:
For additional coverage of the shooting from the Roanoke Times, check out the following:
- Hourly Updates
- Front Page Coverage
- Eyewitness Reports
For additional coverage of the shooting from the Roanoke Times, check out the following:
- Hourly Updates
- Front Page Coverage
- Eyewitness Reports
- Located in Blacksburg, Va., 240 miles west of Washington
- Sixty bachelor's degree programs; 140 master's and doctoral degree programs
- Enrollment: 26,370 on-campus; 83.2% undergraduate students; 16.8% graduate students; 58.1% male; 41.9% female.
- Full-time faculty: 1,304; 66.5% are tenured.
- Main campus includes more than 100 buildings, 2,600 acres and an airport
Source: Virginia Tech
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
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
This is a partial list and only includes victims who have been specifically named in the media. Collection originally compiled at Wikipedia.org:
First shooting: West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory
* Ryan Clark, 22, a senior from Augusta, Georgia triple-majoring in Biology, English, and Psychology. A resident advisor at the West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory, Clark was killed in the dormitory as he rushed over to investigate what was going on and came upon the gunman. Clark played the baritone in the Marching Virginians.
* Emily J. Hilscher, 19, a freshman from Woodville in Rappahannock County, Virginia.
Second shooting: Norris Hall Engineering Building
* Ross Alameddine, a sophomore from Saugus, Massachusetts.
* Caitlin Hammaren, a sophomore in International Studies and French.
* Matt La Porte, a freshman from Dumont, New Jersey in University Studies.
* Jarrett Lane, a senior from Narrows, Virginia in Civil Engineering.
* Henry Lee, a freshman from Roanoke, Virginia in Computer Engineering.
* Juan Ortiz Ortiz, a graduate Puerto Rican student in Civil Engineering.
* Daniel Pérez-Cueva, a student from Peru in International Relations.
* Mary Read, a freshman from Annandale, Virginia.
* Reema Samaha, a freshman from Centreville, Virginia.
* Leslie Sherman, a sophomore in History and International Studies from Springfield, Virginia.
* Maxine Turner, a senior from Vienna, Virginia in Chemical Engineering.
* Christopher Jamie Bishop, an instructor killed while teaching a German class.
* Kevin Granata, a professor.
* Liviu Librescu, a professor and Holocaust survivor killed while holding off the gunman so his students could escape out the window.
* G. V. Loganathan, a professor.
* Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, a French teacher from Montreal, Quebec.
* Brian Bluhm, a graduate student in Civil Engineering.
Source: Wikipedia.org
First shooting: West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory
* Ryan Clark, 22, a senior from Augusta, Georgia triple-majoring in Biology, English, and Psychology. A resident advisor at the West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory, Clark was killed in the dormitory as he rushed over to investigate what was going on and came upon the gunman. Clark played the baritone in the Marching Virginians.
* Emily J. Hilscher, 19, a freshman from Woodville in Rappahannock County, Virginia.
Second shooting: Norris Hall Engineering Building
* Ross Alameddine, a sophomore from Saugus, Massachusetts.
* Caitlin Hammaren, a sophomore in International Studies and French.
* Matt La Porte, a freshman from Dumont, New Jersey in University Studies.
* Jarrett Lane, a senior from Narrows, Virginia in Civil Engineering.
* Henry Lee, a freshman from Roanoke, Virginia in Computer Engineering.
* Juan Ortiz Ortiz, a graduate Puerto Rican student in Civil Engineering.
* Daniel Pérez-Cueva, a student from Peru in International Relations.
* Mary Read, a freshman from Annandale, Virginia.
* Reema Samaha, a freshman from Centreville, Virginia.
* Leslie Sherman, a sophomore in History and International Studies from Springfield, Virginia.
* Maxine Turner, a senior from Vienna, Virginia in Chemical Engineering.
* Christopher Jamie Bishop, an instructor killed while teaching a German class.
* Kevin Granata, a professor.
* Liviu Librescu, a professor and Holocaust survivor killed while holding off the gunman so his students could escape out the window.
* G. V. Loganathan, a professor.
* Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, a French teacher from Montreal, Quebec.
* Brian Bluhm, a graduate student in Civil Engineering.
Source: Wikipedia.org
