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Virginia Tech Shooting

Postby Dulax31 on Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:18 am

(CNN) -- One person was killed and one person was wounded in a shooting on the Virginia Tech university campus in Blacksburg on Monday, The Associated Press reported, quoting a state government official.

Roanoke's WSLS reports that one person has been taken into custody, but it is unclear whether more suspects are being sought.

Student Matt Waldron said he did not hear the gunshots because he was listening to music, but he heard police sirens and saw officers hiding behind trees with their guns drawn.

"They told us to get out of there so we ran across the drill field as quick as we could," he said.

Waldron described the scene on campus as "mayhem."

"It was kind of scary," he said. "These two kids I guess had panicked and jumped out of the top story window and the one kid broke his ankle and the other girl was not in good shape just lying on the ground."



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Postby horn17 on Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:28 am

intresting...

I just got off the phone with my brother at Tech - hes a senior...

He thought it was erie that this happened, not to mention the 2 bomb threats that have been called in before they left for break....

I think they were in Norris, Torrgensen, and Durham buildings on campus
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classes are now ebing closed down

Postby gobblerlax05 on Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:28 am

va tech classes are shut down! and tomarow as well its mad down here!
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Postby horn17 on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:03 am

17 wounded...
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Postby laxative on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:09 am

It's a little early isn't it? Final exams don't start for another month or so.
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Re: classes are now ebing closed down

Postby yourmom on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:18 am

gobblerlax05 wrote:va tech classes are shut down! and tomarow as well its mad down here!

Glad to see I'm not the only one who can't spell tommorrow... wait umm tomorrow right.

Keep us updated as to what's going on!
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Postby NKlaxguy on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:26 am

OMG 20 dead? this is terrible
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Postby EvanFSU on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:36 am

This is horrible. Best to everyone at the school
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yep thats right

Postby gobblerlax05 on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:36 am

shooter toooo but vt lax is safe but practice maybe cancelled too!
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Postby KnoxVegas on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:36 am

WDBJ (Roanoke) is reporting 20 dead now.
At a news conference going on right now, Virginia Tech officials have confirmed 20 people are dead as a result of a shooting this morning at Virginia Tech. One gunman has reportedly been apprehended on the Virginia Tech campus. The Virginia Tech campus is closed and classes cancelled while police continue to search the campus.


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Postby horn17 on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:36 am

talking to my brother again...lives off campus, cant get anywhere right now near the campus - obviously - but he also said some business are closing, as well as police throughout the town a bit more noticiable...

http://video.msn.com/v/us/v.htm?g=AD756 ... edpicks&fg

live video feed...
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Postby cjwilhelmi on Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:55 am

AP reporting 21 dead.

Gunman kills 21 on Virginia Tech campus

BLACKSBURG, Va. - A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 21 people and wounding another 21 before he was killed, police said.
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"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. 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.
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Postby Rob Graff on Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:06 pm

I'm so happy that the VT lax team is fine.

And so upset by the loss of life.

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Postby Brent Burns on Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:16 pm

Rob Graff wrote:I'm so happy that the VT lax team is fine.

And so upset by the loss of life.

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Really hate this when young lives are wasted.
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Postby yourmom on Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:24 pm

Brent Burns wrote:
Rob Graff wrote:I'm so happy that the VT lax team is fine.

And so upset by the loss of life.

Rob


Really hate this when young lives are wasted.

IMO the only lives wasted were the gunmen's. The rest were just plain stolen. It's a tragedy.
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