It's just scary...because this could really happen anywhere.

Thoughts and prayers for the families and students at VT. Just horrible. When I got to the gym they'd said only one dead and one injured. By the time I was leaving it was already up to 22 dead with countless injured. I was hoping that all of these media outlets were getting bad info. Truely is sickening.

Very tough situation to deal with for me. I was in Roanoke burying my brother last week and had a lot of contact with VT students there to say goodbye. I'm still trying to make sure they are all safe...

For those who might be interested, here is a brief timeline (from the VT website) of today's events:

 

 

Timeline of Events

 

7:15 a.m.

Virginia Tech Police Department (VT PD) receives a 911 call to respond to a dormitory room at West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall.

 

Within minutes, Virginia Tech Police and Virginia Tech Rescue Squad respond to find two gunshot victims, a male and a female, inside a dormitory room within the Hall. The residence hall was immediately secured by VT PD and students within the hall were notified and asked to remain in their rooms for their safety. VT PD immediately secured the room for evidence collection and began questioning dorm residents and identifying potential witnesses. In the preliminary stages of the investigation, it was believed the deaths were an isolated incident, domestic in nature.

 

Blacksburg Police Department were also on scene assisting VT PD with establishing a safety perimeter around the residence hall and securing Washington Street.

 

7:30 a.m.

Investigators were following up on leads concerning a person of interest in relation to the double homicide. Investigators from VT PD and Blacksburg PD were actively following up on various leads.

 

8:25 a.m.

Virginia Tech Leadership Team, which includes the university president, executive vice president, and provost, assembled to begin assessing the developing situation at the residence hall and determining a means of notifying students of the homicide.

 

9:00 a.m.

Leadership Team was briefed on the situation by VT PD Chief W.R. Flechum on the latest developments in the ongoing investigation at the residence hall.

 

9:26 a.m.

The Virginia Tech community – all faculty and students – were notified by e-mail of the homicide investigation and scene at West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall, and asked to report any suspicious activity. The Virginia Tech Emergency/Weather Line recordings were also transmitted and a broadcast telephone message was made to campus phones. A press release was drafted and posted on the Virginia Tech Website.

 

9:45 a.m.

The VT PD received a 911 call of a shooting at Norris Hall, which contains faculty offices, classrooms and laboratories. VT PD and Blacksburg PD immediately responded to Norris Hall. Notice in leadership command center via our police rep of a shooting in Norris.

 

Upon arrival to Norris Hall, the officers found the front doors barricaded. Within a minute the officers breached the doors, which had been chained shut from the inside.

 

Once inside the building, the officers heard gunshots. They followed the succession of gunshots to the second floor. Just as the officers reached the second floor, the gunshots stopped.

 

The officers discovered the gunman, who had taken his own life. There was never any engagement between the responding officers and the gunman.

 

9:55 a.m.

By the same means as prior notice, Virginia Tech notified campus community of the second murder scene. Other notifications followed via other means

Seems like the second incident happened very fast. Only thing is why would he go on the rampage with the authorities only moments away if it was the same shooter.

 

However at the same time you could argue that's exactly why he barracaded the door.

 

Just horrible to imagine. I couldn't even begin to imagine what that community is going through right now.

May God be with the families, friends and the students of Va. Tech University. What a tragedy :cry: :cry: . This world/our country is more and more becoming "morally bankrupt". A very sad day and time for all americans. Again, may God be with all involved.

I've just been told that one of my old professors was murdered yesterday at Virginia Tech. His name was G.V. Loganathan. He was a water resources professor within the college of civil engineering.

 

Others confirmed dead:

 

http://www.collegemedia.com/stories/417-300am-none.html

What a horrible thing...thoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved....

 

Just horrible, there are no words to express how horrible this is.

For those who might be interested, here is a brief timeline (from the VT website) of today's events:

 

 

Timeline of Events

 

7:15 a.m.

Virginia Tech Police Department (VT PD) receives a 911 call to respond to a dormitory room at West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall.

 

Within minutes, Virginia Tech Police and Virginia Tech Rescue Squad respond to find two gunshot victims, a male and a female, inside a dormitory room within the Hall. The residence hall was immediately secured by VT PD and students within the hall were notified and asked to remain in their rooms for their safety. VT PD immediately secured the room for evidence collection and began questioning dorm residents and identifying potential witnesses. In the preliminary stages of the investigation, it was believed the deaths were an isolated incident, domestic in nature.

 

Blacksburg Police Department were also on scene assisting VT PD with establishing a safety perimeter around the residence hall and securing Washington Street.

 

7:30 a.m.

Investigators were following up on leads concerning a person of interest in relation to the double homicide. Investigators from VT PD and Blacksburg PD were actively following up on various leads.

 

8:25 a.m.

Virginia Tech Leadership Team, which includes the university president, executive vice president, and provost, assembled to begin assessing the developing situation at the residence hall and determining a means of notifying students of the homicide.

 

9:00 a.m.

Leadership Team was briefed on the situation by VT PD Chief W.R. Flechum on the latest developments in the ongoing investigation at the residence hall.

 

9:26 a.m.

The Virginia Tech community – all faculty and students – were notified by e-mail of the homicide investigation and scene at West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall, and asked to report any suspicious activity. The Virginia Tech Emergency/Weather Line recordings were also transmitted and a broadcast telephone message was made to campus phones. A press release was drafted and posted on the Virginia Tech Website.

 

9:45 a.m.

The VT PD received a 911 call of a shooting at Norris Hall, which contains faculty offices, classrooms and laboratories. VT PD and Blacksburg PD immediately responded to Norris Hall. Notice in leadership command center via our police rep of a shooting in Norris.

 

Upon arrival to Norris Hall, the officers found the front doors barricaded. Within a minute the officers breached the doors, which had been chained shut from the inside.

 

Once inside the building, the officers heard gunshots. They followed the succession of gunshots to the second floor. Just as the officers reached the second floor, the gunshots stopped.

 

The officers discovered the gunman, who had taken his own life. There was never any engagement between the responding officers and the gunman.

 

9:55 a.m.

By the same means as prior notice, Virginia Tech notified campus community of the second murder scene. Other notifications followed via other means

by 9:56 a.m.

The media had descended like vultures and assigned blame and guilt on just about everyone they pleased....:irked:

I found a group on Facebook this morning, remembering those taken from us at VTech yesterday....There are already almost 98,000 people in the group.

They have released the name of the gunman...right?

Pres. Bush is supposed to be at VT early this afternoon.

 

Now being a democrat, as well as not liking Bush at all, this is his duty (if available) as leader of our nation, to show up at a tragic scene to show support from the entire nation. No politics in this at all.

They have released the name of the gunman...right?

Yeah. Cho Seung-hui, a 23-year-old English major from South Korea. A resident alien.

CNN reporting that the gunmans name is Cho Seung Hui, I believe. They are also reporting that the same gun was used in both incidents.

Pres. Bush is supposed to be at VT early this afternoon.

 

Now being a democrat, as well as not liking Bush at all, this is his duty (if available) as leader of our nation, to show up at a tragic scene to show support from the entire nation. No politics in this at all.

 

 

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