Virginia Tech Shooting: At least 33 Fatalities

Originally Posted by The Dopefish

I'm curious about a couple things.

• The timeline. I didn't hear about this shooting, which started at 7:15, until about an hour ago. How did this news not get out sooner?
• 22 dead, 29 wounded according to CNN right now...why do I get the feeling that the news networks don't have the correct info on this?

It sounds like the university was attempting to keep the dorm shooting quiet at first while they had the lockdown in effect, probably in an attempt to keep people from panicking, so news stations hadn't been notified yet. A student being interviewed on CNN a few minutes ago said there were no emails or notices sent out to students either. I'd like to know why they temporarily lifted the lockdown without finding the gunman.

The death toll and number of wounded is unbelievable. I don't know anyone who went to Virginia Tech, but it's only a few hours away from here.

EDIT: According to CNN (from the Associated Press) the new total is 31 dead, 29 injured. I'm just speechless.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Sassafrass

I'm hearing that there were two separate incidents today. One at around 7-8am and then one again at 10:30 or so.

This is just from the docks manager, but he said that there were two incidents? I'm not seeing anything definitive....can anyone expand on this?

At least we know that the "terrorists" aren't just overseas and they're not just foreigners.

There was a shooting in a dorm this morning around 7am and then another in a classroom building across campus. It sounds like only one person was killed in the dorms, then the gunman slipped out when the lockdown was temporarily lifted after 2 hours and started shooting again. The current count is at least 31 dead and 29 injured.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Looks like no one has the Thompson interview posted yet; not even Fox News. I'd like to see just how much of an ass he made out of himself, though it would be a nice blow to whatever's left of his dignity if he doesn't even make it onto YouTube.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by TemariPC31

The thing that really confuses me is... really, how would they get a hold of students or professors to let them know this was happening? The school is getting all this shit for not notifying students properly. I certainly don't check my email before a morning class. I'd think that they'd have the ability to call each student in the dorms and let them know with a mechanical recording or something. Spike mentioned the buses, so I guess that was a good thing, but they could have posted Campus Safety at parking lots to tell other commuters to go home, rather than thinking that they would 'be safest in their classrooms'.

Campus-wide email announcements are surprisingly effective. I don't know about VT, but at my university almost everyone checks their email before going to class. The few times that I've forgotten to check it and a class turned out to be cancelled there were only 1-2 other people at most who missed the announcement.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

It was an officer running up behind the student taking the video on his cell phone. The guy was starting to go closer to the building, and an officer ran up to stop him and force him to leave the area.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Encephalon

Yeah, about that Thompson interview... I still think it's all hearsay until I see a transcript or hear him say it himself. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to dip that fucking scam opportunist in boiling oil but I'd like to at least get a reliable confirmation of his belligerence before (rightfully) accusing him.

Here you go then. I was actually hoping this would turn out to be hearsay, but no such luck. There are so many things that could be scoffed at here, but I think the idiocy of the video speaks for itself. It's pretty sad when a Fox News anchor sounds like the voice of reason a couple times.

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