cryptique Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 article Chief: At least 20 dead in campus shootings POSTED: 12:32 p.m. EDT, April 16, 2007 (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. President Charles Steger called the shootings "a tragedy of monumental proportions." 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. 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." "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. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Jesus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Wow, I saw the headline about the first shooting. Holy crap, this is awful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kicking_Television Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 all the links i've seen have said only one dead?? EDIT: didn't read the whole thing... tragic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 all the links i've seen have said only one dead??http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/vtech.shooting/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 msnbc.com now says 22. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paul137 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 msnbc.com now says 22.unbelievable. i had heard one then i just heard on cnn 22 people dead. what the hell is going on in the world? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Fuck I have a few friends there. --Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 all the links i've seen have said only one dead??I saw those initial reports too -- probably just from the first shooting scene. At the time they hadn't caught the shooter ... apparently he(?) had bigger plans. Sickening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 My sister in law goes there. I'll try and post some info later. Evidently some folks were jumping out of buildings. horrible... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 And all I've had to do today is complain about the weather. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 it's just plain depressing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whitty Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Just unspeakably tragic... I have a lot of ties down there. Luckily I don't think I know anyone there any more. The drummer in my band just graduated last year and Norris Hall was where he spent most of his time... What would possibly convince someone that this was the only option left for them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Just awful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I hate how the networks even compete with body counts, like with Presidential votes. This is just heartbreaking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 abcnews.com puts the toll at 25 and indicates that the number is "expected to rise." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Some crazy stuff going down there. Last August there was a gunman running around there that killed one person, now this. Apparently there have been bomb threats over the past couple of weeks there as well. 22 dead, that's just fucked up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 ABC's count is now 29. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Jesus, that's frightening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PigSooie Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 What in the hell is wrong with people? Judas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 The silicon chip inside her headGets switched to overload.And nobody's gonna go to school today,She's going to make them stay at home.And daddy doesn't understand it,He always said she was as good as gold.And he can see no reason'Cause there are no reasonsWhat reason do you need to be shown? Tell me why?I don't like Mondays.Tell me why?I don't like Mondays.Tell me why?I don't like Mondays.I want to shootThe whole day down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 The silicon chip inside her headGets switched to overload.And nobody's gonna go to school today,She's going to make them stay at home.And daddy doesn't understand it,He always said she was as good as gold.And he can see no reason'Cause there are no reasonsWhat reason do you need to be shown? Tell me why?I don't like Mondays.Tell me why?I don't like Mondays.Tell me why?I don't like Mondays.I want to shootThe whole day down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 That'd be funny if it weren't so coddamned depressing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 16, 2007 Author Share Posted April 16, 2007 I hate how the networks even compete with body counts, like with Presidential votes.Well, CBS just jumped in front with a bid of 30. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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