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Virginia Tech Shooter Was A Student

Posted Apr 17, 07 9:19 AM CDT in US 

(Newser) – A Virginia Tech senior, Cho Seung-Hui, has been identified as the shooter in yesterday's massacre. Cho, from South Korea, lived in a campus dormitory; his motive, which some speculate grew from rage over a soured relationship, remains unclear.

Ballistics tests show that at least one of the same weapons was used in both the dormitory and Norris Hall shootings. One unconfirmed report claims that Cho, who shot himself after killing 32 others, wore a backpack that held a receipt for the purchase of a Glock 9mm. The shooting has spurred a new debate on gun control; presidential candidate John McCain has already come out to reaffirm his support for the 2nd amendment.

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Mary Ellen Fowler hugs Virginia Tech freshman Matt Malagavi, a friend of her son Ryan, near Norris Hall, the site of a shooting on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Monday, April 16, 2007....   (Associated Press)
Virginia Tech President Charles Steger speaks at a news conference after shootings on the school   (Associated Press)
Virginia Tech President Charles Steger, left, and Virginia Tech Chief of Campus Police W.R. Flinchum listen at a news conference on the campus of Virginia Tech, where Steger announced the shooting deaths...   (Associated Press)
An unidentified person is carried out of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. on Monday, April 16, 2007, after a shooting incident. A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom on the campus,...   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by the Collegiate Times, ambulances wait on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., after multiple shootings, Monday, April 16, 2007. At least 30 people have been reported...   (Associated Press)
A Japanese reporter on the scene in Blacksburg   (Associated Press)
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