Thirty-three people died yesterday in a massacre at Virginia Tech University campus in the bloodiest school shooting in the country’s history.
The massacre took place in two locations - a dormitory where two people were killed and two hours later in an engineering building across campus. The gunman was killed but it was not clear if he was shot by police or took his own life.
The gunman apparently shot and killed a victim on the fourth floor of the West Ambler Johnston dorm at approximately 7:15 a.m., according to police. Two hours later, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the same gunman allegedly shot scores of people in Norris Hall, an engineering classroom building across the 2,600-acre Virginia Tech campus.
The residents of West Ambler Johnston say they were not informed of what had happened in their building until 9:26, when an e-mail was apparently sent to all students telling them that there had been an incident in the dorm but with no mention of staying indoors or staying off campus or canceling classes. They advise them to be cautious and to contact police if they see anything suspicious.
Investigators gave no motive for the attack. The name of the killer was not released. It was not known if he was a student.
According to a witness, the gunman was Asian and wore a black jacket. About 20 wounded, some of them were in serious condition. Young people and faculty members carried out some of the wounded themselves, without waiting for ambulances to arrive. Many found themselves trapped behind chained and padlocked doors.
Allie Jarett said,
If they would have canceled classes they could have prevented 30 deaths. If someone was shot in our building at 7:15, they should have told us. They should have canceled classes.
Via : BBC NEWS
