The deadliest shooting rampage in American history took place on April 16, 2007 at the Virginia Tech college campus. 32 people were killed, 29 were wounded, and the gunman had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. assignment
The shootings first started at 7:15 a.m. in a dorm room, then 2 hours later it continued in a language arts classroom. The victims were lined up execution style when they were killed and the doors were chained shut by the shooter.
The weapons used by the gunman were two 9mm guns. The gunman, a senior at Virginia Tech was a 23 year old from South Korea named Cho Seung-Hui. Cho had been diagnosed with a sever anxiety disorder but the Virginia had not known about this due to federal privacy laws. Two years earlier Cho had been accused of stalking two girls and was asked to get counseling. Apparently his motive for the rampage was that he was looking for his girlfriend who had ‘broken his heart’.
I think this is such a tragic and sick event and it makes you think that maybe if they pushed harder to get him more serious mental help, none of this would have happened. The campus police chief had said “Norris Hall is a tragic and sorrowful crime scene,” which was where the shooting took place. I cannot imagine the pain all of the families and friends of the victims had to of gone through. I feel so horrible for all the victims because they must have been so terrified. I’m sure the people who were wounded but survived will never be the same again.
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Great job Abbey!