Comments on: URGENT- VT Blacksburg Gunman CAPTURED – 20+ dead including gunman

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Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:01:27 +0000

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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:31:55 +0000

[...] URGENT- VT Blacksburg Gunman CAPTURED – 20+ dead including gunman [...]

By: Jennie Tal

Jennie Tal — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:04:46 +0000

Ok, Second update.

Apparently one of my freinds was shot in the leg at WAJ, the dorm shooting this morning. I have heard he was shot in the leg, he’s an RA there. I have heard there was one female shot and killed in WAJ and a male RA injured on the news.

Unconfirmed, I have heard that at triage there were more than 30 “black tags” at triage. That means body bags. I hope that’s not true.

We just got a notice that Faculty and Staff are being evacuated in two shifts. We think students that live of campus can leave too, but we’re not sure.

More to come later!

By: Jennie Tal

Jennie Tal — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:27:06 +0000

Hello from Blacksburg, Virginia.

Our entire campus is on lockdown right now. I’m not on campus, thankfully, but this week has been crazy. We had 2 bomb threats last week and now a shooting.

There have been rumors flying, but there is also some verified information. Here is what the school has said via emails and notifications on the website:
-The first email was recieved at 9:29 this morning. It said there was a shooting in West Ambler Johnston, a dorm on the VT campus.
-The second email came at 9:54. It said a shooter was loose on campus and to stay in buildings. It was obviously hurried and not punctuated correctly.
-The third email was a cancellation of classes. That was at 10:26.
-The fourth email was received at 11:03 that detailed (to some extent) the first shooting and notified us of a second shooting in Norris Hall. It also said that the police have one shooter in custody and that they are searching for more. Campus is on lockdown.

I’ve heard a number of other things from various sources. I have two freinds in Derring Hall, near Norris, and one in Slusher, closer to West AJ. Students have been scared and flourished. No one is allowed to leave or come onto campus. Students have come on the news saying they have jumped out of windows in Norris and seen a man come out of the building covered in blood. Also, the emergency speakers intended for weather use were used today to let everyone know to stay inside and away from windows.

That is all I’ve got for now, but I’m sure information will keep flowing. Hope to update later.