!Nekko! Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/04/reports_of_shoo.html So far, police think at least 20 people are dead. I know a lot of people here live on the east coast coast, so I hope everyone is alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono26 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 i think it's 21 now. thats so sad man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citris Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Holy Crap. I know a lot of people who went there. Time to make some phone calls... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Pylon Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 It's already a higher deathtoll than the Columbine massacre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFireKai Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 22 comfirmed dead now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Stuff like this makes me feel sick. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFireKai Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I really hope the suspect wasn't one of the cadets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalcyonSpirit Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 As a student of Virginia Tech, and currently on campus, I can tell you that it's been absolutely horrible here. The death toll is at least 21, possibly more, with at least 8 injured. I don't know the status of them. I was in my second class of the day, at about 9:30AM, that I heard the first sirens going to West Ambler Johnston, a dorm, where the first shootings occurred. One of the dead was killed there, and I think one or two others were injured. At 10AM, when I got out of my class, the reports were coming in to get indoors and stay there. Sometime between then and 10:30AM, the shootings at Norris and Holden Halls occurred; those are academic buildings with classes running in them. That's where most of the fatalities were. They were mostly students, if not all students. There was at least one professor injured (shot in the arm/shoulder). Classes are canceled for today and tomorrow. I will keep you updated as things come in on my end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFireKai Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Best of luck man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Whats the point in that... Thats what makes me so angry about these things, how can you justify doing something like that, why would you actively destroy the lives of that many people, and all their family and friends... Sickening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Watch them blame it on video games... But seriously, this is so freakin' terrible. :\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono26 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 i hope everyone you know is ok, jedi knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-san Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Oh man that horrible. So close to finals too. Im sure this is gonna tighten up security on campus' for the rest of the semester. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and those that go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalcyonSpirit Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Small Update First, the shooting at West AJ (the dorm) was on the 4th floor. The student killed there was a Resident Adviser. Second, there's been unconfirmed reports that, prior to the shooting itself in Norris Hall, the gunman or an accomplice chained the classroom doors closed so that the people inside couldn't escape when he shot inside the rooms. This might explain why students were jumping out of windows to escape the building. I'm not sure how such a thing would be accomplished without anyone noticing, but that's what I'm hearing right now. The gunman is confirmed dead, if anyone is wondering. The police believe he acted alone, but this is not confirmed and they are still investigating the possibility of a second shooter. If I recall correctly, this is now the worst school shooting that has occurred in the United States. Thanks to everyone for their concern. I don't know the status of the people I know here yet, unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frictional Antidote Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Whats the point in that...Thats what makes me so angry about these things, how can you justify doing something like that, why would you actively destroy the lives of that many people, and all their family and friends... Sickening... People who do these sorts of things are past normal rationality. They perhaps try to justify it that everyone their whole lives have put them down. Or perhaps they thought they saw an angel who told them to massacre people at the school. Or maybe, and this one really makes me sick to think about, they thought it would be fun. Whatever the person was thinking, it wasn't sane. And when a person is insane, anything can go. Edit: By anything can go, I mean anything goes in that persons world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 This makes you look at this situation and just ask...why? What made this person plan this and execute this? I bet he took the coward route and committed suicide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFireKai Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 This is going to get blamed on Video Games and The Assault Weapons ban. gah. This makes you look at this situation and just ask...why?What made this person plan this and execute this? I bet he took the coward route and committed suicide. Yes, he did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-san Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 They say they think the guy had an issue with his girlfriend. Apparently he was trying to track her down... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFireKai Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 They say they think the guy had an issue with his girlfriend. Apparently he was trying to track her down... Stupid high school drama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono26 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 They say they think the guy had an issue with his girlfriend. Apparently he was trying to track her down... if thats the case than thats bullshit. who is gonna kill 20 people because of his girl friend. i'm sooo pissed right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 They say they think the guy had an issue with his girlfriend. Apparently he was trying to track her down... Certainly beats the ominous idea of urban/suburban internal terrorism starting up; of course this doesn't make the situation any better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 The confirmed number is 32 now according to the news. Fucking hell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzumebachi Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 They say they think the guy had an issue with his girlfriend. Apparently he was trying to track her down... Wow that's fucked up. The confirmed number is 32 now according to the news.Fucking hell... Where'd you get this number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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