school shooting

Read the latest new stories and school shooting cases on Newser.com

Stories 681 - 688 | << Prev 

Bad Tip Led Police Off Shooter's Trail

Cops sought first victim's boyfriend after tip that he owned guns

(Newser) - A false lead in the first two shootings at Virginia Tech led to the critical two-hour delay in warning students that there was a gunman on campus, the Times reports.  After Emily Jane Hilscher was shot in her dorm, her roommate told police that her boyfriend, a student at...

Shooter's Note: "You caused me to do this"

(Newser) - The Virginia Tech senior who killed 32 students and teachers yesterday left a vitriolic note in his dorm room, blaming other students for his shooting spree. "You caused me to do this," the note said, according to ABC News. It also attacked "rich kids," "debauchery,...

Virginia Tech Shooter Was A Student
Virginia Tech
Shooter Was
A Student
Apr 17, 2007 9:19 AM CDT

Virginia Tech Shooter Was A Student

Cho Seung-Hui was a senior; immigrated from South Korea as child

(Newser) - A Virginia Tech senior, Cho Seung-Hui, has been identified as the shooter in yesterday's massacre. Cho, from South Korea, lived in a campus dormitory; his motive, which some speculate grew from rage over a soured relationship, remains unclear.

Professor Gave Life to Save Students

Teacher held off gunman while students slipped out the window

(Newser) - A 77-year-old Virginia Tech professor who barred the door to his classroom against the gunman wreaking havoc down the hall sacrificed his life to save his students. Professor Liviu Librescu was teaching a class on solid mechanics when he heard gunshots. He held the door closed as students escaped through...

Virginia Tech Criticized for Inaction

Two-hour lapse before warning draws outrage from students, parents

(Newser) - As Virginia Tech prepares for today's memorial service for the 30 students  and two teachers killed in two shootings yesterday, the school faces mounting criticism for not doing more to alert the campus between the attacks. " "The university has blood on their hands because of their lack of...

Police Know V.T. Gunman&rsquo;s ID
Police Know V.T. Gunman’s ID
Apr 17, 2007 8:34 AM CDT

Police Know V.T. Gunman’s ID

(Newser) - Police have a preliminary ID on the man who gunned down 30 people at Virginia Tech, but they aren't ready to release it, CNN reports. They won’t even confirm that the same gunman pulled the trigger at two the sites across campus, two hours apart, in the largest mass...

Virginia Tech Shootings Two Hours Apart

Police haven't ruled out second shooter in killings of at least 33

(Newser) - The gunman who killed at least 32 people at Virginia Tech this morning struck twice—two shooting sprees two hours apart, on opposite sides of the campus. Two student were killed at West Ambler Johnston, a coed dorm, at about 7:15. Two hours later 30 people were stuck down...

32 STUDENTS DEAD AT VA TECH
32 STUDENTS DEAD AT VA TECH
Apr 16, 2007 2:37 PM CDT

32 STUDENTS DEAD AT VA TECH

(Newser) - At least 32 students are dead after a gunman opened fire on a Virginia Tech dormitory and classroom building this morning. The shooter is dead; two dozen other students were wounded in the attack. “This place is in a state of panic,” one student told CNN; others report...

Stories 681 - 688 | << Prev 
Most Read on Newser