Deadliest Shooting In U.S. History

Death Toll At 33... Police Chief: We Have Preliminary ID Of Shooter… Two Weapons Recovered… Police Monitoring Second “Person Of Interest”… Report: Gunman “Young Asian Male Who Recently Arrived” In US… Gunman Chained Doors Of Classroom Building From Inside… Cell Phone Video Of Shootings... Students: No Public-Address Announcements After First Shooting… “University Has Blood On Its Hands Because Of Their Lack Of Action After The First Incident”…Bush Statement: Nation Is "Shocked And Saddened"…Bush Spokeswoman: "President Believes That There Is A Right For People To Bear Arms"…Jane Smiley: What I Think About Guns… Stephen Schlesinger: Bush Defends Guns In The Midst Of National Horror… McCain: I Still Support Second Amendment

AP April 16, 2007 11:25 AM
A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, in a classroom across campus Monday, killing at least 32 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, government officials told The Associated Press. The gunman was killed, bringing the death toll to 33.
Students complained that there were no public-address announcements or other warnings on campus after the first burst of gunfire. They said the first word they received from the university was an e-mail more than two hours into the rampage -- around the time the gunman struck again.
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