virginia tech??

Question

OMG gimme the 411. what happened??? i have no idea

Answer 1

I am still shocked and sad !!!

Answer 2

exerpt from fox

Virginia Tech police and administrators struggled to explain late Monday why the campus was not locked down after a deadly shooting earlier in the day, and why students were in classrooms two hours later when a lone gunman entered a campus building and slaughtered 30 people, before turning a gun on himself.

The man responsible for murdering 32 people — the worst mass-murder shooting in American history — who carried no ID, remained unidentified late Monday, police said.

By the end of the spree, 33 people, including the gunman, were dead and authorities warned the toll could rise because several more were critically injured.

Students complained that there were no public-address announcements or other warnings on campus after the first burst of gunfire that left two dead. They said the first word they received from the university was an e-mail more than two hours into the rampage — around the time it is believed that the gunman struck again.

University President Charles Steger said authorities believed that the shooting at the dorm was a domestic dispute and mistakenly thought the gunman had fled the campus.

"We had no reason to suspect any other incident was going to occur," Steger said.

late reports say that the gunman was asian and was looking for his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend...how sad my thoghts are with the victims families and the survivors!!

Answer 3

Gon any news channel...

But, heres the story :

A gun man entered the western wing of Virginia Tech, he still hasnt been idintified officaly yet but students called him asian with a dark black hood, he didnt say a word and just strated shooting and killed 32 people, later he killed himself and a total of 33 people died. A student recorded some of the gunfight on his cell phone. Earlier ANOTHER gunman was at Virginia Tech and killed 2 people, so theirs the 411...Oh, he shot like 50 people, but 20 or something survived.


Bye!

Answer 4

Gunman Kill 33 at Virgina Tech. Gunman is among the dead. I guess it took part in two halves, First he shot up the student housing and then went to a class room.... Largest death toll in US history at a school schooling!

Answer 5

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- A total of 33 people, including the gunman, were killed in the shooting rampage took place in Virginia Tech, university president Charles Steger said at a press conference on Monday.

"It is now confirmed that we have 31 deaths from Norris Hall, including the gunman .... There are two confirmed deaths from the shooting in Ambler Johnston Dormitory," Steger said at a news conference held at Blacksburg, Virginia where the university is located.

The identity of the gunman was not known yet because he did not carry any ID, Steger said.

More information about the shooting accident is expected Tuesday as investigation goes on, Steger said.

Moreover, the gunman killed himself at the shooting rampage, university police chief Wendell Flinchum said. "The gunman took his own life," he said.

Earlier, President George W. Bush, in a brief statement at the White House, said he was "shocked and saddened" at the shooting took place at the Virginia Tech.

Bush said it appeared that more than 30 people had been killed and many more wounded in the shooting rampage and promised his administration's full effort in investigating the shooting.

The shooting rampage is the deadliest in the campus shooting in the U.S. history.

"Schools should be places of safety and sanctuary and learning, when that sanctuary is violated the impact is felt in every American classroom and every American community," Bush said. "Today our nation grieves with those who have lost loved ones at Virginia Tech."

White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino has said that Bush was "horrified" by the shooting.
"He was horrified and his immediate reaction was one of deep concern for the families of the victims, the victims themselves, the students, the professors and all the people of Virginia who have dealt with this shocking incident," Perino said in a statement. "His thoughts and prayers are with them."

"The president believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed," the statement added.

It is not immediately known if there is any Chinese students among the killed or wounded. U.S. media said there are a total of over 2,000 international students in the Virginia Tech and about half are from India and China.

In addition to those killed, U.S. media said 29 others were wounded in the shooting rampage.

Moreover, the police is investigating the motive of the gunman. It is not immediately known if the gunman is a student.

The gunman opened fire in a dormitory and a class room at Virginia Tech University during a two-hour span, university police chief Wendell Flinchum said.

"The university was struck today with a tragedy of monumental proportions. There was two shootings on campus. In each case, there were fatalities," Steger said in a statement posted on the official website of Virginia Tech.

"The university is shocked and horrified that this would befall our campus," he said.

The university, situated in Blacksburg, southwest Virginia, will be closed through Tuesday and faculty and staff members were asked to go home effective immediately after the incident.

Previously, the deadliest campus shooting in the country took place in 1966 at the University of Texas at Austin, in which 17 people, including the gunman, were killed.

Founded in 1872, the state university has more than 25,000 full-time students. The school is best known for its engineering school and its powerhouse football team.

Answer 6

They very honestly they are not releasing too much. 32 dead including the gunman who killed himself. He started in the dorm where he killed 2 then he moved on to the Engineering building.

Answer 7

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18134671/?GT1=9246

There was this young Asian gunman who shot a bunch of people in Virgina Tech and 33 died. Each shooting was 2 hours in difference. And now they're not sure if he had an accomplice or not.

Answer 8

basicall, this one guy shot 50 people, 32 died, then he shot himself, making the death toll 33... It was the biggest US shooting rampage ever...it's really sad...the first shot happened around 7:15 I guess...I didn't hear who shot them all or if he was a student or not...if you turn on CNN you'll hear more...it's on right now. If you go to yahoo it's there too on the news thingy...wow...how sad...

Answer 9

Go to www.cnn.com. It's the front page news story. A gunman killed 32 people before killing himself...Sad day :(

Answer 10

some guy went to a dorm killed someone, went to the campus killed 33 people injured many many people. sooo sad Pray for all of them

Answer 11

we will find out in a week or two. alot is not told until the funerals are done too.