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Virginia Tech Says Shots Fired on Campus​


Virginia Tech says gunshots have been reported on campus, and authorities are seeking a suspect.​
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The university said in a Thursday post on Twitter that the shots were reported at the coliseum parking lot and that people should remain inside.​
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The suspect is described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, gray hat with neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack.​
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A message left with the university was not immediately returned.​
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Police officer shot at Virginia Tech; reports of second victim​


A police officer has been shot on the Virginia Tech campus in Blackburg, according to the university’s Web Site.​
In an update posted just after 1 p.m., the university’s Web site confirmed that a police officer had been shot and there is a report of a second victim.​
The site describes the gunman as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, a gray hat with a neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack.​
The advisory advised students and faculty to stay indoors.​
Post reporters are seeking more information.​
In 2007, 32 people were killed on the Virginia Tech campus after Seung Hui Cho of Fairfax went on a shooting rampage inside an academic building and a dormitory. It was the deadliest shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history.​
 
From VT Alerts (12:37 p.m.): Gun shots reported- Coliseum Parking lot. Stay Inside. Secure doors. Emergency personnel responding. Call 911 for help.

From VT Alerts (12:47 p.m.): Suspect described as white male, gray sweat pants, gray hat w/neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack. On foot towards McComas. Call 911

From VT Alerts (1:12 p.m.): Suspect remains at large. A police officer has been shot. A potential second victim is reported at the Cage lot. Stay indoors. Secure in place.
 
Virginia Tech says a police officer has been shot and a possible second victim has been reported at a parking lot near the campus, where 32 students and faculty died in a 2007 rampage that was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

Authorities are seeking a suspect. A campus-wide alert tells students and faculty to stay inside and lock doors.
A law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case, said initial reports indicated that the shooting occurred following a traffic stop.

The suspect is described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, gray hat with neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack.
The shooting comes the same day as Virginia Tech is appealing a $55,000 fine by the Education Department in connection with the university's response to a 2007 rampage that left 33 people dead.

A message left with the university wasn't immediately returned. Campus police referred all questions to the university.
A student gunman killed 32 students and faculty and then shot himself on the campus in 2007.
 
I'm going to try and keep this thread updated as it happens
 
"This was a traffic stop on campus," Williams said. "It was not someone walking around firing shots."
 
Virginia Tech on Lockdown Following Shooting Near Campus

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Virginia Tech is on lockdown after reports of shots fired on campus on Dec. 8, 2011.

Virginia Tech University, the site of the country's worst massacre, is on lockdown today following reports that a police officer has been shot and killed near the campus and the gunman is on the loose.
The school's website reports that a police officer has been shot and the Collegiate Times, the student newspaper that covers Virginia Tech, is reporting that the police officer is dead.
There are reports of a potential second victim.
The school is saying that the suspect is at large and students are being told, "Stay indoors. Secure in place."
An alert on the Virginia Tech school's website said: "There is an active campus alert in Blacksburg. Everyone should seek shelter or stay where you are. Blacksburg Transit service is suspended until the alert is lifted."
The school is saying that the suspect is a while male wearing a gray sweatpants, a gray hat with a neon green brim, a maroon hoodie and a backpack, according to the Associated Press.
Wednesday was the school's last day of classes for the semester and today is Reading Day, a day for studying on which classes are not held. Fall semester final exams begin on Friday.
Virginia Tech was the site of the deadliest mass shooting in the United States in 2007 when Seung-Hui Cho killed 33 students, faculty members and himself during a shooting rampage on the campus.
 
Shots fired at Virginia Tech; officer reported shot

Thu Dec 8, 2011 12:58 PM EST

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A police officer was shot at Virginia Tech on Thursday morning and campus officials warned everyone to seek shelter while an armed suspect was at large.

The campus newspaper and a local television station reported the officer was dead.

A possible second victim was reported at a campus parking lot, CBS television station WDBJ reported.

"We don’t know if the suspect fled or the extent of the injuries to the suspect or to the officer," NBC News’ Pete Williams told msnbc cable TV earlier.

"This was a traffic stop on campus," Williams said. "It was not someone walking around firing shots."

A Virginia Tech alert described the suspected shooter as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, a gray hat with a neon green brim and a maroon hoodie, and carrying a backpack.

A Virginia Tech alert posted on the school's website said the suspect was last seen walking toward McComas Hall, which is the main gym on campus, about two blocks from Lane Stadium.

In the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, 33 people, including the mentally ill gunman, were killed on the Virginia Tech campus on April 16, 2007. The massacre in a classroom building began at 9:40 a.m. when Seung-Hui Cho chained the doors and killed dozens before committing suicide.
 
Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC)


Multiple victims in new Va. Tech shooting; gunman still at large

1:37 pm December 8, 2011

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I just pulled the above update off the website of Virginia Tech, which four years ago was the site of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, with 32 people killed. Given that history, you have to believe that campus police there have a very muscular plan in place to deal with such situations.

Some Georgia legislators, backed by a group of students at Georgia Tech, believe that the answer to such crisis is to let students keep and carry guns on campus, and have once again begun lobbying for a bill that would allow students to carry firearms on the state’s college campuses. University officials, alarmed at the notion of untrained students firing wildly, and of the volatile mixture of college kids, alcohol and firearms within easy reach, continue to reject the notion.

I know we all hope that the Virginia Tech case is resolved quickly. But I suspect you’re going to hear echoes of this latest Va. Tech incident for months here in Georgia.

Article from: http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-bl...n-new-va-tech-shooting-gunman-still-at-large/
 
MOST RECENT FROM VT.edu

(Posted: 1:49 p.m.)

Police investigating shootings on campus; shooter's status unknown


Shortly after noon today, a Virginia Tech police officer stopped a vehicle on campus during a routine traffic stop in the Coliseum parking lot near McComas Hall
During the traffic stop. the officer was shot and killed. There were witnesses to this shooting.
Witnesses reported to police the shooter fled on foot heading toward the Cage, a parking lot near Duck Pond Drive. At that parking lot, a second person was found. That person is also deceased.
Several law enforcement agencies have responded to assist. Virginia State Police has been requested to take lead in the investigation
The status of the shooter is unknown. The campus community should continue to shelter in place and visitors should not come to campus.
 
every police officer sheriff or trooper for 3 counties is here now. Campus is completely locked down, all intersections have checkpoints to get in or out by road or sidewalk
 
i was at the gym (not mccomas) when i saw 3 montgomery county sherriffs fly by up prices fork road towards main street running full lights and siren around 12:40. Made me wonder what was going on, walked back to my apartment to find all of the VT-Alert texts and emails on my phone
 
Oh my gosh...that's scary. I'm glad you're at your apartment now though
 
second victim confirmed, body found in cage lot
 
cage lot is mostly parking for students who live in the dorms
 
Yeah...one of the articles up there confirms the 2nd deceased in the cage lot :(
 
from Vt.edu

Update: Shooter's status remains unknown; visitors advised to stay away from campus
(Posted: 2:20 p.m.) Numerous reports have been made recently of sounds identified as gunshots and suspicious activity on campus. These recent reports have been investigated and are unfounded. The suspect's status remains unknown. Several law enforcement agencies are on scene to assist. Please stay where you are and secure your surroundings.
 
I would imagine the police car has video footage - so they'd be able to check his car from the traffic stop and get his car info, no? They'd have license plate info, and all that kind of information to track the person down
 
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