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  • June 2008

    • Judge OKs $11M Settlement for Va. Tech Families

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 18, 08 7:44 AM CDT

      Judge OKs $11M Settlement for Va. Tech Families

      A Virginia judge yesterday approved an $11 million settlement with 42 families of those killed or injured in last year's Virginia Tech shootings, the Washington Post reports. The families sued after a panel concluded that lives might have been saved if the university contacted students immediately after the first shootings. Instead, 2.5 hours passed before an email warning was sent, just 10 minutes before the second rampage, which claimed 32 lives. More »

  • April 2008

    • Virginia Tech Families, State Reach $11M Deal

      newser  |  Roanoke Times  |  Apr 10, 08 1:09 PM CDT

      Virginia Tech Families, State Reach $11M Deal

      Victims’ families in the Virginia Tech shootings have settled with the state for $11 million in a deal to prevent future lawsuits, lawyers said today. The lawyers, who represented 21 families, are mum on details pending finalization, reports the Roanoke Times . At least 20 families had earlier warned they might sue over the tragedy last April 16, when student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 and wounded more at the school before killing himself. More »

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  • March 2008

    • $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      newser  |  Virginian-Pilot  |  Mar 25, 08 3:20 AM CDT

      $100K Virginia Tech Offer Slammed as 'Insult' to Victims

      The state of Virginia is offering $100,000 to each family of the 32 students and teachers killed by a lone gunman in the Virginia Tech massacre, the Virginian-Pilot reports. If accepted, the settlement would prevent families from suing the state for negligence. One attorney called the offer "for a human life an insult, an absolute insult." More »

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    • Va. Tech, NIU Gun Dealer: Arm Students

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Mar 5, 08 1:29 PM CST

      Va. Tech, NIU Gun Dealer: Arm Students

      Eric Thompson sold guns to both the Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech shooters, but he’s not apologizing for it. “I’m a businessman,” he tells the Los Angeles Times . “It’s a product.” But Thompson thinks he knows how to stop such violence: allow students to carry guns. “We know it’s going to happen again. It’s time to hit it head on.” More »

  • December 2007
  • August 2007

    • Virginia Tech Massacre 'Could Have Been Stopped'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Aug 30, 07 5:35 AM CDT

      Virginia Tech Massacre 'Could Have Been Stopped'

      A state investigation into the Virginia Tech massacre, in which 33 students and teachers were killed, concluded that college authorities could have saved lives by acting more quickly to warn students after the first shootings. The report, released last night after the New York Times obtained a copy,  also criticizes the college's failure to insure that gunman Seung-Hui Cho received counseling after a mental-hospital stay. More »

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      school shooting  • Virginia  • Virginia Tech  • Seung-Hui Cho

    • Va. Tech Never Knew of Shooter's Disorder

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Aug 28, 07 5:28 AM CDT

      Va. Tech Never Knew of Shooter's Disorder

      Fairfax County school officials knew that the outcast student who shot dead 32 people at Virginia Tech had selective mutism, a serious social anxiety disorder that prevented him from speaking in many situations. But federal privacy laws blocked disclosure of that information to Virginia Tech, reports the Washington Post .  More »

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    • Shooting Report Levels No Blame at Virginia Tech

      newser  |  CNN  |  Aug 22, 07 7:17 PM CDT

      Shooting Report Levels No Blame at Virginia Tech

      Virginia Tech's response to the April shootings that left 33 dead got a free pass in an internal review today, CNN reports. Although the university should improve its communications systems and means of monitoring troubled students, the report says, it found no fault with how school officials and police handled the incident. The spree was the worst school massacre in US history. More »

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    • Va. Tech Shooter May Have Practiced

      newser  |  Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  Aug 10, 07 3:49 PM CDT

      Va. Tech Shooter May Have Practiced

      The Virginia Tech killer may have rehearsed his rampage 2 days before the massacre of 32 people on April 16, police investigators said today. One witness reported spotted a suspicious-looking hooded male near doors inside the academic building where the shootings took place on April 14, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports; another witness saw chains on the door that same day. More »

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      murder  • investigation  • Virginia Tech shootings  • gun control  • Virginia Tech  • mental health  • Seung-Hui Cho

  • June 2007

    • Va. Tech Probe Points to Privacy Laws

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 14, 07 12:15 PM CDT

      Va. Tech Probe Points to Privacy Laws

      A tangle of privacy laws helps prevent officials from sharing vital info about mentally ill individuals who may be dangerous, making it possible for them to buy handguns—and setting the stage for incidents like the Virginia Tech massacre. Greater awareness of the leeway officials have when safety is a concern could improve record-sharing, a high-level federal report says. More »

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      House of Representatives  • privacy  • Virginia Tech shootings  • gun control  • Seung-Hui Cho  • NRA

  • May 2007
  • April 2007

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