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Officials reveal chilling details about shooter
By Saira Haider & Kevin Anderson, The Collegiate Times via U-WIRE
Issue date: 4/13/07 Section: News
Originally published: 4/16/07 at 2:20 PM EST
Last update: 4/18/07 at 5:36 PM EST
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The Collegiate Times (Virginia Tech)
(U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. - In a press conference held Tuesday at approximately 9:23 a.m., Virginia Tech Police identified the gunman as Cho Seung-Hui, 23, a South Korean native and resident alien who was an undergraduate senior English major at Tech.
Cho was living on campus in Harper Hall. He is considered a loner, and the police have had a difficult time finding information.
Virginia Tech Police Chief, Wendell Flinchum, said that a 9-millimeter handgun and a 22-calibur handgun were recovered from Norris Hall. Ballistic tests, conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lab in Maryland, confirmed that one of the weapons matched the shooting in West Ambler-Johnston Hall.
The person of interest in regards to the first shooting in West Ambler-Johnston was an acquaintance of the female victim and is still under questioning. He was stopped immediately following the first shooting and was detained for questioning. As he was being questioned, the Norris shootings occurred. He is not a student.
The personal items of the victims were strewn all over the second floor, making it difficult for investigators to identify them, said Colonel Steve Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police.
Victims were found in at least four different classrooms. The gunman was found amongst them, having taken his own life, Flaherty said.
There is no evidence at this time that there was an accomplice. Investigators are exploring if anyone helped Cho at any time.
There is not enough evidence to relate these events to the bomb threats.
The identities of the victims have not yet been released. The process for identifying victims will be long and may take up to several days. The Collegiate Times has confirmed several identities of victims.
The state is working with police and families to identify fingerprints, said Dr. Marcella Fierro, chief medical examiner for the Commonwealth.
(U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. - In a press conference held Tuesday at approximately 9:23 a.m., Virginia Tech Police identified the gunman as Cho Seung-Hui, 23, a South Korean native and resident alien who was an undergraduate senior English major at Tech.
Cho was living on campus in Harper Hall. He is considered a loner, and the police have had a difficult time finding information.
Virginia Tech Police Chief, Wendell Flinchum, said that a 9-millimeter handgun and a 22-calibur handgun were recovered from Norris Hall. Ballistic tests, conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lab in Maryland, confirmed that one of the weapons matched the shooting in West Ambler-Johnston Hall.
The person of interest in regards to the first shooting in West Ambler-Johnston was an acquaintance of the female victim and is still under questioning. He was stopped immediately following the first shooting and was detained for questioning. As he was being questioned, the Norris shootings occurred. He is not a student.
The personal items of the victims were strewn all over the second floor, making it difficult for investigators to identify them, said Colonel Steve Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police.
Victims were found in at least four different classrooms. The gunman was found amongst them, having taken his own life, Flaherty said.
There is no evidence at this time that there was an accomplice. Investigators are exploring if anyone helped Cho at any time.
There is not enough evidence to relate these events to the bomb threats.
The identities of the victims have not yet been released. The process for identifying victims will be long and may take up to several days. The Collegiate Times has confirmed several identities of victims.
The state is working with police and families to identify fingerprints, said Dr. Marcella Fierro, chief medical examiner for the Commonwealth.
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