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Virginia Tech shootings
Tunnel to the side of Burruss Hall
Location	Blacksburg, Virginia
Target(s)	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Date	April 16, 2007 07:15am (UTC-5)
Attack type	Mass murder, massacre, suicide, spree killer
Fatalities	Uncertain: 32 reported by Fox, Collegiate Times[1], 31 reported by MSNBC [2], 31 reported by AP [3], 29 reported by ABC [4], 22 reported by Reuters and Virginia Tech [5][6], 31 reported by CNN, citing AP source [7], 31 reported by BBC[8]
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Perpetrator(s)	Unknown
Motive	Unclear

The Virginia Tech shootings was a school massacre led by Marcus Vick that occurred on April 16, 2007 on the premises of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, more commonly known as Virginia Tech, at Blacksburg in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the deadliest civilian shooting in US history. The Columbine High shooters caught on a security camera during their rampage. ... Marcus Deon Vick (born March 20, 1984 in Newport News, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech (also known as VPI), is a public land grant polytechnic university in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Although it is a comprehensive university with many departments, the agriculture, engineering, architecture, forestry, veterinary medicine, and business programs are considered to be among... Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County, Virginia. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ...

Description of events

At least thirty-one people were killed, including the gunman,^[12][13] with at least 28 others injured, four of whom are in critical condition, making it the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history and the deadliest shooting ever as reported by CNN.^[14] The Columbine High shooters caught on a security camera during their rampage. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

The first shooting occurred around 7 a.m. EDT at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a coed dormitory that houses 895 students, where one person was killed. Shooting was continued in a classroom at Norris Hall, an engineering building.^[13][15] According to a news conference, the gunman was reported dead by suicide.^[16][17] The Virginia Tech campus is located in Blacksburg, Virginia; the central campus is roughly bordered by Prices Fork Road to the northwest, Plantation Drive to the west, Main Street to the east, and 460-bypass to the south, though it has several thousand acres beyond the central campus. ...

Two students were injured after they panicked and jumped out an upper-story window.^[13]

All classes for the day and the following day were canceled.

Comparison

The event claimed more lives than the thirteen killed in the 1999 Columbine High School massacre, as well as the thirteen killed by Charles Whitman from the University of Texas tower in 1966 (plus two killed earlier), making it the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. The death toll exceeded that of the Luby's massacre of 1991 (twenty-four dead), making it the biggest single-incident civilian shooting in U.S. history. The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in an unincorporated section of Littleton, Colorado located in Jefferson County, near Denver. ... 1963 yearbook photo of Charles Whitman. ... The Main Building Tower in the foreground. ... On October 16, 1991 in Killeen, Texas, a man named George Hennard drove his 1987 Ford Ranger truck into a Lubys Cafeteria in Killeen Texas, yelled This is what Bell County has done to me! then opened fire on the restaurants patrons and staff with a Glock 17...

Timeline

Monday, April 16

• 07:15 EDT : A 911 call to Virginia Tech Police reports a shooting at West Ambler Johnston Hall, leaving one person dead. ^[18][19]
• 09:00 EDT : Shooter opens fire in classroom in Norris Hall, an engineering building^[20]
• 12:00 EDT : At a press conference, authorities said there may have been more than 21 people killed and 28 injured. ^[21]
• 14:00 EDT : At least 32 people are confirmed dead and at least another 21 are wounded. ^[22]

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References

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External links

• VT Campus Alert
• Virginia Tech News Bulletin
• Eyewitness reports from the Virginia Tech shootings - The Roanoke Times