Shootings At Virginia Tech Campus, 2 Reported Killed

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by James Crugnale | 1:08 pm, December 8th, 2011

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Virginia Tech reports shots were fired on campus and the university is on lock down. The University’s Twitter feed claims shots were fired in the Coliseum Parking Lot.

According to the Virginia Tech website, the shooting suspect is being described as “white male, with gray sweat pants, gray hat, with neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack and he was walking toward the McComas building.”

Update: NEWS7 reporter Karen Kiley is reporting that a police officer is the one who has been shot. Another person has been reported shot as well.

Update 2: VT: “Stay inside. Secure doors. Emergency people are responding,”

Update 3: Suspect remains at large. Blacksburg Transit has been suspended.

Update 4: Campus is on lockdown.

Update 5: ~~Suspect has been apprehended, Fox News reports.~~ The Collegiate Times is now reporting person who surrendered at Performance Arts Building is not under arrest.

Update 6: Reuters is reporting 2 people have died from the shooting.

Update 7: Campus is still on lockdown. Shooter’s status is unknown.

Virginia Tech’s website has new updates on the situation:

Shortly after noon today, a Virginia Tech police officer stopped a vehicle on campus during a routine traffic stop in the Coliseum parking lot near McComas Hall

During the traffic stop. the officer was shot and killed. There were witnesses to this shooting.

Witnesses reported to police the shooter fled on foot heading toward the Cage, a parking lot near Duck Pond Drive. At that parking lot, a second person was found. That person is also deceased.

Several law enforcement agencies have responded to assist. Virginia State Police has been requested to take lead in the investigation

Update 8: NBC News reports that officials now believe the second victim to have been the shooter.

Update 9: Virginia Tech officials announce threat no longer exists on campus.

Watch the latest report from Fox News below:

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Anonymous

Bring in the SWAT team and spray this psycho’s head into a pink mist. Make sure cameras are rolling.
http://twitter.com/gadfly666 gadfly666

As the low IQ Conservatives/Tea Baggers/Republicans and the Fox News hacks will say, it is time to arm all the students and staff at schools and universities.

“More guns in the hands of amateurs will solve the problem of gun violence.” — Gun nuts of USA
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LTOYPBQB46JSMMXS45BT7BLTSA Brian

All this violence happening at what was once considered the safest school in the country…
Anonymous

How the hell did a gun even get on campus? Didn’t those high IQ libtards ban them? I’m starting to think criminals don’t even follow the laws. It’s almost like they look for areas where people can’t defend themselves.
Jarek Bartusiak

only in USA such things happen!!! Europe-the lack of free access to firearms, no death penalty: 1.29murders per 100 thousand inhabitants. USA-free access to firearms, the death penalty: 4.8 murders per 100 thousand inhabitants (2009r.) Thank you and goodnight. GIVE YOU MORE WEAPONS AND YOU HEAVY PIGS Run & Shoot!!