Shootings in Virginia

Uncle Fester · Post by **Uncle Fester** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:57 am

CNN has just mailed me stating that 22 have been killed in a shooting at Virginia Tech University , any info

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:58 am

Uncle Fester;594260 wrote: CNN has just mailed me stating that 22 have been killed in a shooting at Virginia Tech University , any info

this is where WW3 and Sweet Tooth live

Girls any news??

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070416/ap_ ... h_shooting

here is the yahoo link

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:01 am

Apparently this is the second shooting within the last year at Virginia Tech U...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/vtech. ... index.html

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:09 am

This is incredibly tragic.

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:38 am

twenty two families have lost their child today....:-1 :-1

Sweet Tooth · Post by **Sweet Tooth** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:39 am

It's disgusting what people will do to ruin the reputation of that school!!! Prayers to the families!

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:42 am

the news is confirming thirty two dead.....:-1 :-1 :-1

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:48 am

What awful, sad news. :-1

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:01 am

guppy;594288 wrote: the news is confirming thirty two dead.....:-1 :-1 :-1

No way??

OMG how absolutely awful.

My heart goes out to all those families.

minks · Post by **minks** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:04 am

I would like to interject a sad sad little note here that shows how warped some peoples way of thinking goes.

A few months back a young man gunned down students here in Canada, I have forgotten details, but here was his warped thinking

"I wanna die infamous"

What gets my ire up is this story today is going to be splashed internationally and other warped individuals are going to feel the exact same way as that sicko from Canada....

Die infamous sick sick sick and twisted.

This really angers me yes the media is doing their jobs but those twisted minds out there see glory in this.

Ack. Sorry on my tiraid there.

weeder · Post by **weeder** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:07 am

I just started a thread on this horrendous incident, not knowing there was one. Heartbreaking. My God, what is going on in this world?

Uncle Fester · Post by **Uncle Fester** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:14 am

It has just been updated to 32 on our news , it is so sad ,whenever I hear of shootings in the USA I always remember all those babies that were shot by the mad bloody legal gun holder in Dunblane, and that coward shot himself

:-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_Massacre

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:34 am

I was getting ready to start the thread and saw that I'm alittle late on it....This is very tragic...Christiansburg/Blacksburg is about 4 hours away.

I am only seeing the 22 count though...1 is too many...so sad...:-1

guppy · Post by **guppy** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:44 am

myson just called and said on the virginia tech site it says that the boy walked into the room his girlfriend was in . made her sit in a chair and executed her..killed the ra when he or she came to see what was going on...later he walked into a classroom and made everybody line up against the wall and executed them.....he was carrying two nine millimeter weapons....

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:48 am

:-1

I just got home to hear this, I am shocked.

Young lives, why would someone be so evil?

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:57 am

I remember being taught as a kid to never aproach a car from strangers for any reason...Mainly because we grew up in the inner city of Dayton and it could get pretty bad there...

I also remember moving out here to Beavercreek, a very upper class suburb compared to Dayton, and I remember playing baseball out in the field in front of our house with my brother, and a couple of people stopped in a car asking for directions, and no sooner than they were able to finish their sentence my brother and I took off running in a full sprint...Slammed the door to our house shut and locked it...

They probably thought we were nuts...

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:04 pm

Yeah we have the news on at work at all times, but I will stand in front of it all day...my boss was updating us on the count and said it was because the guy was upset with his girlfriend. It was my understanding that he killed himself too?

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:10 pm

WonderWendy3;594351 wrote: Yeah we have the news on at work at all times, but I will stand in front of it all day...my boss was updating us on the count and said it was because the guy was upset with his girlfriend. It was my understanding that he killed himself too?

I'm thinking that's what happened...

I haven't been keeping up with it really but I don't think the cops would have been there fast enough to neutralize the threat he posed in such a manner unless he came out firing at them...Not to mention the time in between in the event of them negotiating with them...

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:14 pm

K.Snyder;594432 wrote: I'm thinking that's what happened...

I haven't been keeping up with it really but I don't think the cops would have been there fast enough to neutralize the threat he posed in such a manner unless he came out firing at them...Not to mention the time in between in the event of them negotiating with them...

yeah, there was 2 hours between the first and second shooting, 2 different buildings on each side of the campus from what I understand...they sent out an email to warn people...ugh!:-5

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:31 pm

WonderWendy3;594440 wrote: yeah, there was 2 hours between the first and second shooting, 2 different buildings on each side of the campus from what I understand...they sent out an email to warn people...ugh!:-5

Wow...2 hours...That's just unacceptable response time...

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 2:36 pm

It's been a very sad day. :-1

Just wanted to add this link, has some of the student's stories about what they went through today.

Jamesblonde · Post by **Jamesblonde** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:47 am

Awful news to wake up to this morning. You still have to go two better to beat our record though.

zinkyusa · Post by **zinkyusa** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:39 am

On CNN at the latest press conference the police said the ballistics report indicates that one of weapons was used at both shooting locations.

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:31 am

vile, cowardly, pathetic human being.

That's is my take.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:33 am

They've identified him, from what I've read and heard, was a difficult task.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18148802/?GT1=9246

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:43 am

Posting the latest update on the internet, just saw a few minutes ago.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18148802/?GT1=9246

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:58 am

WonderWendy3;594879 wrote: Posting the latest update on the internet, just saw a few minutes ago.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18148802/?GT1=9246

I posted my message on that message board.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:17 pm

minks;594882 wrote: I posted my message on that message board.

I didn't see it, are you minks there too??

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:33 pm

WonderWendy3;594924 wrote: I didn't see it, are you minks there too??

yes yes I am

minks · Post by **minks** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:56 pm

A Canadian Victim

Former Nova Scotian and self-described French-Canadian died in Virginia

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/virg ... ooting_cda

lester88 · Post by **lester88** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:27 pm

Today we all are hokies

R.I.P to the victims and their families..

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 5:28 pm

Scrat;595686 wrote: I just saw the slideshow on MSN. I am convinced that he is a nutjob.

I just got done watching the news clip where they show the video that he sent to NBC, what he was doing in between shooting times. Sent package to NY @ 9am, and confessed and gave the message on camera and paper and pictures....it's sickening!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18183995/

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:11 pm

Scrat;595788 wrote: This guy set the bar pretty high with all of this. Now the next one is going to have to do better, that's a scarey thought.

Yeah, what is sad is that they said that he mentions in his confessional letter the two boys that were responsible for the Columbine shootings by name.

So now we have a major problem with the world vs individuals...and individual takes innocent lives to make statement???:-1

SlipStream · Post by **SlipStream** » Wed May 02, 2007 3:55 am

my heart go's out to you guys.. such a bad thing.