Breaking News Virginia Tech Killer's Note

Cho Seung-Hui, 23-Year-Old Student, Left 'Distrubing Note'

We now know the identity of the killer at Virginia Tech.

He is Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old resident alien of the United States, as first reported by ABC News.

Cho is a South Korean national, a Virginia Tech senior majoring in English and the man who killed 33 people — inlcuding himself — on the Virginia Tech campus Monday.

Sources tell ABC News that Cho killed two people in a dorm room, returned to his own dorm room where he re-armed and left a "disturbing note" before entering a classroom building on the other side of campus to continue his rampage. More...

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Bush to Attend Virginia Tech

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush and first lady Laura Bush will attend Tuesday's convocation at Virginia Tech to remember those affected by the deadliest campus violence ever in this country.

After the shooting on Monday, Bush expressed shock and sadness over the more than 30 people who died on the campus. The White House confirmed on Tuesday morning he and Mrs. Bush would travel to the university in Blacksburg, Va., to attend the afternoon convocation. More...

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Virginia Tech Profile

Virginia Tech - a sprawling complex of over 100 buildings on 2,600 acres - has now become synonymous with a murderous gun rampage.

Like other US universities it has its own police department, with 40 full-time officers.

A look at the "important campus safety bulletin" still showing on the Virginia Tech Police Department website highlights the enormous contrast between its current investigation and its run-of-the-mill troubles. More...

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Virginia Tech Update and Video

Latest Update from Bryce's live journal of the Virginia Tech shootings


From http://ntcoolfool.livejournal.com/

As distant sirens continue sporadically , I find myself removed in my room with no TV. I watched President Bush’s address earlier and was surprised at how calm I was. I didn’t have the adrenaline or goose bumps that I thought I would. I just watched as he talked about the tragedy that has occurred here at Virginia Tech. I still am removed and isolated.

As this blog has received international attention, I find myself wondering what the world has come to. The media watch dogs, no offense, have jumped on this story and on me for, as one anonymous user said, ‘exploit my emotions’. At this time I do not believe this is so, because to put it simply: I’m willing to share my experience. This is nothing special. I don’t deserve any credit. I went to class as any other student would. I just happened to be on the other side of campus when the shots were fired later in the day. But isn’t that just it? What is remarkable about this story is that this is the story of an average student at this great school. Stories of horror, bloodshed, and death are soon to come from the victims of this horrible catastrophe and the limelight will shine onwards, for that is what the public thirsts for.

For those that are interested, I will write a more complete narrative of my experiences of today later, once the media frenzy has died down and I have a minute to better reflect. As of the time I am writing this I have done a radio interview with BBC and talked with a reporter from the LA Times. CBC Newsworld, the Boston Herald, Current TV, and MTV have asked for interviews and further information. As I said I intend to share my experiences with everyone, but I want to reinstate that I am just an average student and I don’t want to be made into something I am not.

Furthermore, upon looking at a few of the posts made on this blog, I want to declare that I am OFFENDED that people are allowing this to become a political debate. People are dead. My friends could be dead. Forget bickering about trivia. Now is not the time or the place. It is the media’s job to report to the public these stories. Take it as you wish. I’m not the media. I’m just me.

A few minutes ago I walked in the hallway of the dorm frustrated with the constant contacts of media coming in every minute. In my arrogance and limited perspective I walked into a friends room while in discussion and yelled out “I hate livejournal!”, which, concerning the current emotions of campus, was not the best thing to do. Understandably, they kicked me out.

This moment is a continuation of nothingness and un-thoughtfulness, I suppose a natural coping strategy, or perhaps I am used to such peril (which I hope to allude to in a later post). I am understandably in shock that the events I see on TV happened a hundred yards away from where I now type this. That is why I believe I am calm enough to perform interviews with these various media outlets, though; as they continue to get in contact I begin to wonder if it will ultimately destroy the purpose of the story and I become some idol.

At this time of constant calls from media, I also have been overwhelmed with support from friends and family. Countless people who I haven’t been in contact for several years have asked if I am alright. Since the phone lines are overwhelmed, people have IMed, e-mailed, facebooked, and used any other sort of means to ask about me.

One reply I sent:

Thank you for your concern. I am at a lost of words to describe the pain and anger that possess me right now. To know that friends and family are so supportive of me is an overwhelming assurance

This support goes way beyond me. This is the support of the nation because each and every student is receiving phone calls from friends and family. It is terribly sad that several dozen calls will now go unanswered.

I also would like to thank the amount of support that has been shown here on this blog for me and those that have been killed or injured today. I, and fellow Hokies who may read this, are forever thankful of your thoughts and prayers. More...virginia tech

Gunman kills 32 in Virginia Tech Shootings

All the latest news related to todays Virginia Tech killing rampage.


BLACKSBURG, Va. — A gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history Monday, cutting down his victims in two attacks two hours and a half-mile apart before the university could figure out what was going on and get the warning out to students.

The bloodbath ended with the gunman committing suicide, bringing the death toll to 33 and stamping the campus in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains with tragedy, perhaps forever. More...

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President Bush Talks on shootings at Virginia Tech

WASHINGTON – President Bush said Monday that the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, the deadliest campus violence ever in this country, affects every student across the nation.

“Schools should be places of safety, sanctuary and learning,” Bush said in reaction to the deaths of more than 30 people on the campus. “When that sanctuary is violated, the impact is felt in every American classroom in every American community.” More...

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Virginia Tech campus, history


RICHMOND, Va. -- On the first day of the fall semester in August, administrators at Virginia Tech canceled classes after a sheriff's deputy was fatally shot near campus during a manhunt for an escaped inmate.

On Monday, near the end of the academic year, the public university nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains was the site of the worst mass shooting in the nation's history.

A gunman killed 33 people, including himself, on the campus known for its powerhouse football team, its engineering school and the idyllic setting in the small town of Blacksburg, about 160 miles west of Richmond. More...

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