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What has this world come to... Nothing and nowhere is safe anymore...what has this crazy world come too...my heart and condolences goes out to the family that lost a love one today... Another school shooting Chief: At least 20 dead in campus shootings POSTED: 12:43 p.m. EDT, April 16, 2007 Story Highlights ? NEW: Police chief says at least 20 people are dead, some of them students ? University reporting that a suspected shooter is in custody, another sought ? AP: 1 dead, 1 wounded in first reported shooting on Virginia Tech campus ? Student describes situation as "mayhem"; says 2 students jumped from window Adjust font size: Decrease fontDecrease font Enlarge fontEnlarge font (CNN) -- The Virginia Tech police chief said at least 20 people were killed in twin shootings on the Blacksburg campus Monday morning. "Some victims were shot in a classroom," Chief Wendell Flinchum said, adding that the gunman was dead. "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 attacks mark the worst school shooting incident since 1999 when Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. A hospital spokeswoman told The Associated Press that 17 Virginia Tech students were being treated for gunshot wounds and other injuries. Sharon Honaker at the Carilion New River Valley Medical Center told CNN that four patients had been transported there, one in critical condition. One person was killed and others were wounded at multiple locations inside a dormitory about 7:15 a.m., Flinchum said. Two hours later, another shooting at Norris Hall, an engineering building, resulted in multiple casualties, the university reported. (Watch police, ambulances hustle to the scene Video) The first reported shooting occurred at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a co-ed dormitory that houses 895 students. The dormitory, one of the largest residence halls on the 2,600-acre campus, is located near the drill field and stadium. Amie Steele, editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, said one of her reporters at the dormitory reported "mass chaos." The reporter said there were "lots of students running around, going crazy, and the police officers were trying to settle everyone down and keep everything under control," according to Steele. Kristyn Heiser said she was in class about 9:30 a.m. when she and her classmates saw about six gun-wielding police officers run by a window. "We were like, 'What's going on?' Because this definitely is a quaint town where stuff doesn't really happen. It's pretty boring here," said Heiser during a phone interview as she sat on her classroom floor. 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." (Watch a student's recording of police responding to loud bangs Video) "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." Madison Van Duyne said she and her classmates in a media writing class were on "lockdown" in their classrooms. They were huddled in the middle of the classroom, writing stories about the shootings and posting them online. The university is updating its 26,000 students through e-mails, and an Internet webcam is broadcasting live pictures of the campus. The shootings came three days after a bomb threat Friday forced the cancellation of classes in three buildings, WDBJ in Roanoke reported. Also, the 100,000-square-foot Torgersen Hall was evacuated April 2 after police received a written bomb threat, The Roanoke Times reported. After the Monday shootings, students were instructed to stay indoors and away from windows, police at the university said. "A gunman is loose on campus. Stay in buildings until further notice. Stay away from all windows," read a warning from the university. "Virginia Tech has canceled all classes. Those on campus are asked to remain where they are, lock their doors and stay away from windows. Persons off campus are asked not to come to campus," a statement on the university Web site said. Copyright 2007 CNN. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Associated Press contributed to this report. |
omg!!!!!! im so sorry for their families. |
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2 wrong doesn't make a right...and what worries me is what does the future hold...i mean right now i have no kids...but when i do...is it safe to send them to school to get an education or is it not... |
That's horrible. I can't imagine what the families of any student going there must be going thru hearing that on the news and not knowing what is happening. My heart goes out to the families of the young people who lost their lives. Our world is becomming a very sad place.:( |
I am beginning to believe that there are more sick people in this world than normal people:mad: Those poor students and their families. Something has got to be done! |
This is just awful my prayers are going out to all those affected by this. I have days when I want to pull my hair out with my kids but then I hear about things like this and I am reminded on just one of the many reasons I decided to homeschool my kids. |
the dead count went from 20 to 22...i am only making the assumption that out 2 of the 17 that were injured didn't make it... |
Evey time I see something like this I think maybe it's time to shut the schools down & have it all done electronically...the schools around here are always saying their short on funds, cutting sports, music, cutting buses,closing schools & squishing kids into neighboring schools, etc.etc....they will not be able to stop this kind of thing & it's scary...... |
Oh my ... the numbers are growing ... there are at 31 people dead now...which means this is the most deadliest shooting in the US since 1966 which occured @ the University of Texas. |
This frightens me so much. Being a student at a large university, such as VT, I am dumbfounded. You believe you are safe whenever you attend classes. The victims and their families are in my prayers.. The count has grown to 31 presumed dead and 17 injured at the hospital. The gunman, who acted alone, is one of the 31 dead. |
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I'm originally from VA, so I know people from high school who went to VA Tech, so it's even more so horrible. What I don't get is how there was TWO hours between the first and second shooting.. why wasn't the school in complete lock down? Why weren't classes canceled then? So senseless. |
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This is absouty awful. OMG what is hapening in America. Do you no that years ago when I was younger I used to say would,nt it be great to live in America, now im not to sure after all the things that happen over there. Ive definitly seen some awful things here in N.Ireland, but now because of the ceasefire and things I feel it is pretty safe here. My condolences to the familys of all the poor victims. What the worlds coming to I just dont no. |
oops, I didn't realize someone had already posted a thread on this. The death count, including the shooter, is now up to 31. :( |
So sad Being from VA this is tragic news. VA Tech is a very popular school, I can\'t believe something like this has happened. I know people that go there & have went there in the past and we are all in shock. Really, what has this world come to when you can\'t safely go to school and get your education???? :( |
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