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 Gun Rampage at American University Campus - Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:10 pm |
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Zoe
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| Quote: | Source - Sky News
Worst Ever Campus Horror
At least 32 people are feared dead in the worst ever gun rampage on an American university campus.
Dozens more were injured before the gunman was himself killed.
It is not clear yet if he took his own life or was shot by police.
The tragedy happened at the Virginia Tech college in Virginia.
Police say the heavily-armed gunman opened fire in a classroom and dormitory.
Witnesses said he entered the college looking for his girlfriend. According to one, he had an "ungodly" amount of ammunition on him.
He reportedly lined up students and opened fire at them. He was said to be a young Asian.
The figure of 32 dead includes the gunman, whose name has not been released. It is not known if he was a student.
United States President George Bush is said to be "horrified" at the killings.
"He was horrified and his immediate reaction was one of deep concern," said White House spokeswoman Dana Perino.
Virginia Tech says there were shootings at both ends of the 2,600-acre campus.
The first was at about 0715am at West Ambler Johnston, a co-educational hall of residence that houses 895 people.
There were further shootings about two hours later at Norris Hall, an engineering building.
One student was killed in a dorm and the others were killed in the classroom.
One first-year student said the shootings at West Ambler Johnston were on the fourth floor, one above her room.
The resident assistant in her dormitory knocked on her door about 8am and told her to stay put.
"They had us under lockdown," said the student. "They temporarily lifted the lockdown, the gunman shot again."
"We're all locked in our dorms surfing the Internet trying to figure out what's going on," she added.
The injured - mostly students - were taken to local hospitals for treatment.
All classes at the university have been cancelled and counsellors are being brought in to help students cope with the tragedy.
Virginia Tech, which has 26,000 students, is located in the southwest corner of the state, about 240 miles from Washington DC.
The rampage is one of the worst on a US college campus since Charles Whitman went berserk at the University of Texas in August, 1966.
He killed 15 people, including his mother and wife the night before, and wounded 31 others. |
It just doesn't bear thinking about. What on earth goes on in these people's head that drives them do things like this and obviously believe they have some justification in it.
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| - Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:51 pm |
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Mala
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I can't believe what is happening to the world today. Gun crime is becoming an everyday occurance. Why some people feel the need to do such horiffic things is beyond me
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| - Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:40 pm |
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Zoe
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We're getting just as bloody bad in this country except over here it seems to be knives. You're not safe anywhere now.
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