Tuesday, April 17, 2007

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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