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I am a student here at Virginia Tech and was in the dorm where the first shooting took place.  It is a very sad and scary feeling on campus right now.   We havent recieved an email in an hour or so.  The only information i am recieving is what i hear and see on the news and from other students.  Anyone with ?s please ask and i will try to answer to the best of my ability.  Please keep our school in your thoughts and prayers and the family members of the victims. 
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FOXSJT read my blog view my photos
Apr 16, 2007 | 11:54 AM

Are you able to get out of your dorm or are they keeping you all locked up right now?

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 11:59 AM

I havent tried to leave. The latest word i received was to stay in my dorm.

FOXSJT read my blog view my photos
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:02 PM

Did you hear the shooting?? Would you be willing to talk to us on air?? I am sure WGHP is asking you this as well. If so... email me at webmaster@fox13.com.

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:04 PM

I did not hear the shooting but i was on the air during the noon broadcast.

ttickle read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:05 PM

How far is the engineering building from you?

FOXSJT read my blog view my photos
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:07 PM

Scary stuff!! We are all thinking about you. I have a lot of friends and family in Virginia!

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:07 PM

It is across the campus. The drillfield runs through the middle of campus with dorms on one side and academic buildings on the other. It is prob a 5-10 minute walk across the campus to where the second shooting took place.

ttickle read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:10 PM

Unbelieveable that a person could make it that far without drawing attention to himself. Do you think the shooter was a student?

FOX8WebTeam read my blog view my photos
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:12 PM

obxhokie, are you trying to contact your friends? Were you in the dorm where the shooting happened?

Emily_Byrd read my blog view my photos
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:13 PM

This is such a distressing story.

You and your fellow students, faculty and staff are in our hearts and prayers. Please take care and lean on each other, knowing that people across the country have their arms around you in spirit.

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:14 PM

I am not sure if the shooter was a student. The first shooting happened at around 7:15 this morning so there were not many people out and about. The second shooting happened around two hours later.

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:16 PM

Thank you all for the concern. Yes i am trying to contact friends here but it is very hard b/c of all the cell phone use. It is almost impossible to make a call. Yes i am on the first floor of west ambler johnston and the first shooting was on the fourth floor of my building.

ttickle read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:18 PM

Our prayers are with the VT family, Thank you and stay safe.

GeeDubya3 read my blog view my photos
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:20 PM

ob, do you know what the motive is behind the shootings? Did the shooter have any altercations w/fellow students or faculty prior to the shooting? A similar incident happened a year after I got stationed to Ft. Bragg, NC(95) where a soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division shot at a formation preparing for a 4-mile run and injured 19 soldiers and killing 1 major. Most of you will recall the story; nevertheless, ob, we're praying for you and the victims as well as your family and theirs. Keep the Faith, God will prevail.

rweber2000
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:22 PM

Any information regarding the identity of the shooter(s) or the motive?

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:23 PM

I do not know the motive of the shooting. I also do not know of any altercations. Most of the information that i know is what i am seeing and hearing on the news. Thank you all again for the thoughts and prayers.

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:24 PM

They have not released the identity of anyone involved in the incident.

Carrie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:25 PM

Was there just one Shooter? I wonder where he/she was for the 2 hours in between shootings.

cherokee316 read my blog view my photos
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:26 PM

So far all I've heard is 21 wounded and 22 dead including the gunman.

obxhokie read my blog
Apr 16, 2007 | 12:28 PM

As far as i know there was just one shooter. There are still many ?s that are unanswered.

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