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Virginia Tech Massacre

Years after Columbine, America is shaken by another disturbed student with a gun

On April 16th, 2007, Virginia Tech English major Seung-Hui Cho went on the deadliest shooting rampage in American history, claiming 32 victims on the VT campus before shooting himself. As the investigation unfolded, officials realized just how many warnings they had missed that Cho was dangerously troubled: Faculty and students had repeatedly expressed concern about his disturbing behavior, and at least one incident led to a run-in with police and a court-ordered psychological evaluation. So, too, the incident has, however tragically, returned America's gun control debate to the political fore.

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  • April 2007

    • Virginia Tech Criticized for Inaction

      Guardian (UK)  |  Apr 17, 07 8:36 AM CDT

      Virginia Tech Criticized for Inaction

      (Newser) - As Virginia Tech prepares for today's memorial service for the 30 students  and two teachers killed in two shootings yesterday, the school faces mounting criticism for not doing more to alert the campus between the attacks. " "The university has blood on their hands because of their lack of action," one student said. More »

    • Police Know V.T. Gunman’s ID

      CNN  |  Apr 17, 07 8:34 AM CDT

      Police Know V.T. Gunman&rsquo;s ID

      (Newser) - Police have a preliminary ID on the man who gunned down 30 people at Virginia Tech, but they aren't ready to release it, CNN reports. They won’t even confirm that the same gunman pulled the trigger at two the sites across campus, two hours apart, in the largest mass killing in American history. More »

    • Virginia Tech Shootings Two Hours Apart

      Associated Press  |  Apr 16, 07 5:27 PM CDT

      Virginia Tech Shootings Two Hours Apart

      (Newser) - The gunman who killed at least 32 people at Virginia Tech this morning struck twice—two shooting sprees two hours apart, on opposite sides of the campus. Two student were killed at West Ambler Johnston, a coed dorm, at about 7:15. Two hours later 30 people were stuck down at Norris Hall, an engineering building.  More »

    • 32 STUDENTS DEAD AT VA TECH

      Washington Post  |  Apr 16, 07 2:37 PM CDT

      32 STUDENTS DEAD AT VA TECH

      (Newser) - At least 32 students are dead after a gunman opened fire on a Virginia Tech dormitory and classroom building this morning. The shooter is dead; two dozen other students were wounded in the attack. “This place is in a state of panic,” one student told CNN; others report watching classmates jump from dormitory windows to escape the attack. More »

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Hand written notes from friends adorn the casket of Virginia Tech freshman Mary Karen Read, 19, who was killed in last week's Virginia Rech shooting, during her funeral mass at St. Mary of Sorrows Roman...   (Associated Press)
Virginia Tech President Charles Steger speaks at a news conference after shootings on the school   (Associated Press)
Members of the media at Virginia Tech   (Associated Press)
Flags of the United States and South Korea fly at half-staff in memory of the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings, carried out by a student from South Korea, at the Korean Community Center in Los...   (Associated Press)
A sign of sympathy is posted at a gun shop   (Getty Images (by Event))
A Virginia State Police officer patrols the campus of Virginia Tech as workers continue the process of putting a fence around Norris Hall on the campus in Blacksburg, Va., Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Norris...   (Associated Press)
Convocation 1   ((c) alka3en)
Virginia Tech shooter Cho Seung-Hui   (Associated Press)
Blacksburg, Va., customers watch the NBC Nightly News as they dine in a local restaurant on Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Between his first and second bursts of gunfire, Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui...   (Associated Press)
This image made from NBC on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 shows Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui in part of a package apparently mailed to the network on Monday, April 16 between Cho   (Associated Press)
Law enforcement officers take cover behind a tree during the investigation of a shooting at the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. Gunfire erupted in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday,...   (Associated Press)
An injured occupant is carried out of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Monday, April 16, 2007. A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 21 people...   (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)
A South Korean citizen lights candles in a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Virginia Tech shooting massacre in Blacksburg, Va., in front of U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April...   (Associated Press)
This video frame grab image taken from a video aired by NBC News on Thursday, April 19, 2007 shows a photo of carefully arranged hollow-nosed bullets sent by Virginia Tech gunman Cho Seung-Hui to NBC....   (Associated Press)
Candles, flowers and mementos grace a makeshift memorial at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, April 19, 2007. Thirty-two students and faculty members were killed by a gunman at the school on...   (Associated Press)
Stones draped with flowers and banners at a memorial for shooting victims at Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Thursday, April 19, 2007. The memorial had 33 stones, one for...   (Associated Press)
People gather for a vigil on the Drillfield at Virginia Tech Tuesday, April 17, 2007, in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Christina O   (Associated Press)
Students gather on the campus of Virginia Tech for a candlelight vigil a day after the worst shooting in U.S. history on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 in Blacksburg, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)   (Associated Press)
Thousands gather for a candlelight vigil on the Virginia Tech Drillfield, Tuesday, April 17 2007, in Blacksburg, Va. The flag at right is at half mass. The candlelight vigil was held to honor the victims...   (Associated Press)
Shootings at a dorm and classroom on the Virginia Tech campus Monday, April 16, 2007, left at least one person dead and one wounded, and a suspect was arrested, authorities said. (AP Graphic)   (Associated Press)
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Background

List of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
Wikipedia

This is a list of victims of the Virginia Tech massacre. On 16 April 2007, Seung-Hui Cho shot dozens of people on the campus of Virginia Tech, killing 32 of them.[1] He then shot and killed himself, bringing the total death toll to 33.

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Seung Cho
Wikipedia

Seung-Hui Cho (January 18, 1984%u2013April 16, 2007), also known as Cho Seung-Hui or Seung Cho was a mass murderer who shot and killed 32 people and wounded many more. The shooting rampage, termed the "Virginia Tech massacre," took place on April 16, 2007, on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute...

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University better known as Virginia Tech, at Blacksburg; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical college. In 1896 it became Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic ...

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