Ironsight 1 Posted April 16, 2007 Quote[/b] ](CNN) -- A lone gunman is dead after police said he killed at least 21 people Monday during twin shootings on the Virginia Tech campus -- the deadliest school attacks in U.S. history."Some victims were shot in a classroom," university police Chief Wendell Flinchum said during a news conference in Blacksburg. Police believe there was only one gunman, Flinchum said. (Watch the police chief explain where bodies were found Video) Spokespersons for hospitals in Roanoke, Christiansburg, Blacksburg and Salem told CNN that they were treating 29 people from the shootings. Sharon Honaker with Carilion New River Medical Center in Christiansburg said one of the four gunshot victims being treated there was in critical condition. "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." (Map of Blacksburg) The killings mark the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, surpassing attacks at Columbine High School in 1999 and at the University of Texas in 1966. 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, the engineering science and mechanics building, resulted in multiple casualties, the university reported. (Campus map) The first reported shooting occurred at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a four-story coed 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. (Watch police, ambulances hustle to the scene Video) 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 reports 'mayhem' 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 more than 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. Last August, the first day of classes was cut short by a manhunt after an escaped prisoner was accused of killing a security guard at a Blacksburg hospital and a sheriff's deputy. After the Monday shootings, students were instructed to stay indoors and away from windows, police at the university said. "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. Before Monday, the deadliest school shootings came in 1966 and 1999. In the former, Charles Joseph Whitman, a 25-year-old ex-Marine, killed 13 people on the University of Texas campus. He was killed by police. In 1999, 17-year-old Dylan Klebold and 18-year-old Eric Harris -- armed with guns and pipe bombs -- killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Horrible. May the poor souls rest in peace Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4 IN 1 0 Posted April 16, 2007 fuck again? really this world had already gone mad....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob2002 0 Posted April 16, 2007 31 or 32 are now confirmed dead.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ti0n3r Posted April 16, 2007 This shouldn't even be possible Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddo 0 Posted April 16, 2007 This is way too usual in the USA... when I'm getting used to reading these kinds of news from the USA, it is a scary situation or what... as it is not a surprise at all that these kinds of things happen in USA. Maybe the people over there could do something about it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
william1 0 Posted April 16, 2007 when somebody is so angry and has the chance to get a weapon this kind of things may happen , if he can't get a weapon easily this kind of event's would be more difficult to occur , or at least much less bloody. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironsight 1 Posted April 16, 2007 31 or 32 are now confirmed dead.... Will probably even rise, seeing how much distance was inbetween the 2 sites. The VT campus is immense, it will take sometime to perform the search. Can't imagine he only stopped at those 2 sites... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybob2002 0 Posted April 16, 2007 31 or 32 are now confirmed dead.... Will probably even rise, seeing how much distance was inbetween the 2 sites. The VT campus is immense, it will take sometime to perform the search. Can't imagine he only stopped at those 2 sites... There is a strong possibility that he planned the shootings because he murdered his girlfriend first and then went to a building that was too far from the building he murdered his girlfriend in to make it a random choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kronzky 5 Posted April 16, 2007 As the saying goes: "Too OT even for OT"... There are lots of other sites that are much more suited for discussing the current news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
