terça-feira, abril 17, 2007

Tragedy in Virginia

Gunman Kills 32 at Virginia Tech

Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History

By Ian Shapira and Tom JackmanWashington Post Staff Writers

BLACKSBURG, Va., April 16 -- An outburst of gunfire at a Virginia Tech dormitory, followed two hours later by a ruthless string of attacks at a classroom building, killed 32 students, faculty and staff and left about 30 others injured yesterday in the deadliest shooting rampage in the nation's history.

The shooter, whose name was not released last night, wore bluejeans, a blue jacket and a vest holding ammunition, witnesses said. He carried a 9mm semiautomatic and a .22-caliber handgun, both with the serial numbers obliterated, federal law enforcement officials said. Witnesses described the shooter as a young man of Asian descent -- a silent killer who was calm and showed no expression as he pursued and shot his victims. He killed himself as police closed in.

Full article at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/16/AR2007041600533.html?nav=hcmodule

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