Va. Tech gunman called quiet; went to small school

MSNBC.com ^ | 12/10/11 | Bob Lewis, Zinie Chen Sampson/AP

[ColdOne]

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The man who authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer was described as a typical college student in many ways, making it difficult to understand why he would commit an armed robbery and then, apparently at random, target the patrolman before killing himself.

The gunman was identified Friday as Ross Truett Ashley, a 22-year-old part-time business student at Radford University, about 10 miles from the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg. He first drew authorities'attention Wednesday when, they say, he walked into his landlord's office with a handgun and demanded the keys to a Mercedes-Benz SUV.

[bgill]

described as a typical college student in many ways, making it difficult to understand why he would commit an armed robbery and then, apparently at random, target the patrolman before killing himself.

Final exams are this week. Or find out why he shaved his head. Or have the coroner do a toxicology to find out what he was hyped up on. Or wait a week until the story is updated with all the he killed little animals when he was a kid reports. My question is why these sickos always have to take someone else out with them like the monster who shot her kids over foodstamps.

[livius]

Muslims shave their heads (and in fact, their whole bodies) before they go on their rampages, if they have planned them in advance and it wasn’t just Impulsive Jihad Syndrome.

This guy must have had some reason for picking Virginia Tech, the site of an earlier Muslim rampage, so it might also be worthwhile asking why VT?

[EGPWS]

Beware, always of quiet people from small town schools, they are a deviant bunch...

What I would like to know is does he own an SUV?

[bgill]

Exactly.

[newzjunkey]

Identified perp:

[dfwgator]

“He was a quiet man.”

[Lancey Howard]

so it might also be worthwhile asking why VT?

Yeah, that place is more like a post office than a college.

[Lancey Howard]

[calex59]

The man who authorities say killed a Virginia Tech police officer was described as a typical college student in many ways, making it difficult to understand why he would commit an armed robbery and then, apparently at random, target the patrolman before killing himself.

Totally ignoring the fact he was screaming Allahu Akbar(according to an eye witness)while firing. I guess that fact doesn't "point to a reason" for the shootings.

[EDINVA]

Deceptively ‘normal’ looking, isn’t he? He probably comes from a ‘normal’ family that has to be devastated. Haven’t read a thing about them.

[Iron Munro]

“He was a good boy, all the neighbors liked him.” said Ethyllia Fishbreath, 3d grade teacher.

[ColdOne]

Totally ignoring the fact he was screaming Allahu Akbar(according to an eye witness)while firing I missed that. Did you have a link?

[BenKenobi]

Yeah, I’d love to see one myself.

Also, Cho wasn’t an Islamist.

[MileHi]

Totally ignoring the fact he was screaming Allahu Akbar(according to an eye witness)while firing

Are you on the right thread?

[Godwin1]

The mass murderer at Va Tech five years ago was a Korean kid who had been in the USA since early childhood. He was a nut job, but not a Muslim. I had not heard that this latest kid was a Muslim either. He has an old white bread Virginia name and a wholesome All American Boy appearance. I doubt he was Muzzie.

[ColdOne]

I re-read the articles I could find at usual sites, nothing.

[re_nortex]

Muslims shave their heads (and in fact, their whole bodies) before they go on their rampages, if they have planned them in advance and it wasn’t just Impulsive Jihad Syndrome.

That's a possibility that can't be dismissed although, if true, the lamestream media will bury it. The Muzzies are infiltrating our country and targeting non-Arabs to carry out their evil schemes to destroy America.

Another potential skeleton in the closet (no pun intended) of Ross Truett Ashley is that of homosexuality. Sodomites easily become unhinged and are prone to committing atrocious acts. Their deviancy isn't limited merely to sexual abominations.

[dfwgator]

Actually, that was Rodney Dangerfield.

[BenKenobi]

Well let’s keep the powder dry and let the facts come out on this case. Thanks.