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Police have named a student who shot dead at least 30 people at a US university as Cho Seung-hui, a 23-year-old from South Korea.Police have named a student who shot dead at least 30 people at a US university as Cho Seung-hui, a 23-year-old from South Korea.
He was an English student who had been living on the university campus. He was studying English and had been living on the university campus. He killed himself after the rampage.
Another two people were killed at an earlier shooting at the university. Police said one gun was used in both of the shootings. Police said a gun found at the scene was also used at an earlier shooting in which two people were killed.
A memorial service is to be held at the university, which President Bush and his wife Laura are expected to attend. It was the worst school attack in US history. A memorial service is to be held at the university on Tuesday.
US President George Bush and his wife Laura are expected to attend.
Locations of Virginia Tech campus shootings Locations of Virginia Tech campus shootings
The shootings on Monday occurred in two separate locations, two hours apart.The shootings on Monday occurred in two separate locations, two hours apart.
The shooter shot the door twice at chest level, which resulted in two holes in the door, one of which hit the podium in the front of the classroom Nikolas Macko, student Shooter tried the door E-mail witness accounts Send us your reaction
The first took place at 0715 (1215 GMT), at West Ambler Johnston Hall dormitory.The first took place at 0715 (1215 GMT), at West Ambler Johnston Hall dormitory.
Then, at about 0915 (1415 GMT), 30 people were killed in the second shooting, about half a mile (800 metres) from the first, on the same campus. The shooter shot the door twice at chest level, which resulted in two holes in the door, one of which hit the podium in the front of the classroom Nikolas Macko, student class="" href="/1/hi/talking_point/6561733.stm">Shooter tried the door class="" href="/1/hi/talking_point/6561335.stm">E-mail witness accounts class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?threadID=6121&edition=1&ttl=20070416213559">Send us your reaction
In an interview with ABC television, university president Charles Steger said the "possibility exists" that more than one gunman was involved. Then, at about 0915 (1415 GMT), 30 people were killed in the second shooting at Norris Hall, about half a mile (800 metres) from the first, on the same campus.
"It appears that the second shooter was a resident in our dormitory... it appears he was an on-campus resident," he said. "It's certainly reasonable for us to assume that Cho was the shooter in both places," police said.
However, they have not ruled out that a second gunman could have been involved.
The university said all classes would be suspended for the rest of the week, while Norris Hall, where the bigger incident took place, would remain closed for the rest of the semester.
Some students complained angrily that they had received no warning from the university until an e-mail more than two hours after the first incidentSome students complained angrily that they had received no warning from the university until an e-mail more than two hours after the first incident
VIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY Founded in 187226,000+ students and 10,000 staff2,600-acre (1,040-hectare) campus US media soul-searching Q&A: Campus shooting Indian killed in rampageVIRGINIA TECH UNIVERSITY Founded in 187226,000+ students and 10,000 staff2,600-acre (1,040-hectare) campus US media soul-searching Q&A: Campus shooting Indian killed in rampage
Student Billy Bason, 18, said: "I think the university has blood on their hands because of their lack of action after the first incident."Student Billy Bason, 18, said: "I think the university has blood on their hands because of their lack of action after the first incident."
Mr Steger defended the university's actions after the initial shooting, saying: "We had no reason to suspect any other incident was going to occur. University president Charles Steger defended the university's actions after the initial shooting, saying: "We had no reason to suspect any other incident was going to occur.
"We can only make decisions based on the information you had at the time. You don't have hours to reflect on it.""We can only make decisions based on the information you had at the time. You don't have hours to reflect on it."
He described the shootings as "two very tragic events" that "may or may not" be related.He described the shootings as "two very tragic events" that "may or may not" be related.
Among the dead were profs Liviu Librescu (L) and GV Loganathan (R)Among the dead were profs Liviu Librescu (L) and GV Loganathan (R)
"We just don't know at this point in time," he said."We just don't know at this point in time," he said.
He said the "possibility exists" that more than one gunman was involved.
Police said they had thought the first incident was isolated and "domestic" and that the gunman had left the campus.Police said they had thought the first incident was isolated and "domestic" and that the gunman had left the campus.
They have still not said for sure that the two attacks were linked. They have confirmed that two handguns were recovered. They confirmed that two handguns - 9mm and 22mm weapons - were recovered at the scene of the second shooting, and that one of them was also used in the first incident.
Erin Sheehan, a witness to the shooting in which 30 died, described the gunman as "a little bit under six-feet tall, young looking, Asian, dressed sort of strangely, almost like a boy scout, very short-sleeved light, tan shirt and some sort of ammo vest with black over it". Erin Sheehan, a witness to the second shooting, described the gunman as "a little bit under six-feet tall, young looking, Asian, dressed sort of strangely, almost like a boy scout, very short-sleeved light, tan shirt and some sort of ammo vest with black over it".
WORST US SCHOOLS SHOOTINGS 1 August 1966 - Sniper Charles Whitman kills 14 people and injures dozens at University of Texas20 April 1999 - Two teenagers at Columbine High School, Colorado, kill 13 before killing themselves21 March 2005 - A teenager on an Indian reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota, kills nine In pictures: Virginia shootings In quotes: Shooting reaction Timeline: US school shootingsWORST US SCHOOLS SHOOTINGS 1 August 1966 - Sniper Charles Whitman kills 14 people and injures dozens at University of Texas20 April 1999 - Two teenagers at Columbine High School, Colorado, kill 13 before killing themselves21 March 2005 - A teenager on an Indian reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota, kills nine In pictures: Virginia shootings In quotes: Shooting reaction Timeline: US school shootings
Virginia Tech and police said they would not name the victims of the attacks until all had been identified, and their families informed.Virginia Tech and police said they would not name the victims of the attacks until all had been identified, and their families informed.
However, some of the names of the victims emerged when their families or colleagues volunteered the information.However, some of the names of the victims emerged when their families or colleagues volunteered the information.
At least two of the dead were university professors.At least two of the dead were university professors.
One was GV Loganathan, 51, an Indian-born lecturer in civil and environmental engineering, and another was Liviu Librescu, a Romanian-born Israeli expert on aeronautical engineering.One was GV Loganathan, 51, an Indian-born lecturer in civil and environmental engineering, and another was Liviu Librescu, a Romanian-born Israeli expert on aeronautical engineering.
LOCATIONS OF VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS SHOOTINGS 1) 0715: Two killed at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a dormitory building. Police believe incident isolated and "domestic" in nature2) 0945 (approx): 30 killed in shooting at engineering building, Norris Hall. Gunman kills himselfLOCATIONS OF VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS SHOOTINGS 1) 0715: Two killed at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a dormitory building. Police believe incident isolated and "domestic" in nature2) 0945 (approx): 30 killed in shooting at engineering building, Norris Hall. Gunman kills himself
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