Posted on 04/16/2007 7:14:16 AM PDT by LexHoskin
Gunman on Campus; Stay inside your building, away from windows; Shooting incident at West Ambler Johnston Hall
(Excerpt) Read more at vtnews.vt.edu ...
CYA already at this newsconference.
On one phone interview on Fox News (IIRC) a student who had been shot by the guy said that the guy was asian, wore a red cap and a black leather jacket. No mention of a vest...
Fingerprints, how bout it?
2 separate event scenario: I'm not buying it.
There had to be dozens of witness survivors, and other witnesses to the events here. No ID yet would clearly suggest the shooter was not known to the campus or the victims. Otherwise it would seem his ID would have been leaked/reported.
I've heard initial reports he was wearing body armor, and possibly some kind of hat. His identity could have been somewhat obscured, so who knows. Shooter had no ID on him according to current news conference. (Not surprising)
Question about why no lock down after first shooting. Campus police guy says they thought it was isolated to the one building.
President says at 7:30 people were already on their way to classes, becaue a majority of students live off campus.
Reporter says first e-mail came at 9:22.
the perp probably left campus to reload after the first shooting
The shooter is probalby Muslim , but the news won’t tell you that ....
I'm leanin' towards the Jihadist Scenario more and more.....
Maybe, not necessarily. Laz, would you happen to know when William Morva's birthday was?
This interview...what a joke. Someone should have to answer for this...outside of the shooter. They fumbled the ball.
She may be one of the dead, if in fact this is even true... that he had a girlfriend ... see, I saw another post that said the cops were having a hard time IDing him... therefore, it is more possible that he is an outsider, because SOMEone would chip in to tell the police who he was.
CYA already at this newsconference.
BIGTIME!
Oh, FGS, enough of that talk; people are dead and you all can’t wait to blame somebody.
You’re as bad as the press.
Now they’re saying a 2nd shooter might be off campus but they are not looking for him. Per cops
Police and president cannot say whether the shooter was a student or not.
press room sounds exasperated at the gross incompetence of these officials
They know they have a shooter dead in Norris Hall. They don't know for sure if the two incidents were connected.
(That's what was bothering me, if they know they had a domestic "situation" this morning......then they HAVE to know the ID of the shooter)
They know they have a shooter dead in Norris Hall. They don't know for sure if the two incidents were connected.
(That's what was bothering me, if they know they had a domestic "situation" this morning......then they HAVE to know the ID of the shooter)
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Speech and assembly have been shown to have limits. So too should gun ownership. I am bothered by the fact that the Constitution specifically mentions militia in connection with bearing arms. Also, I am bothered by the belief that all types of arms are acceptable.
Are all college students to be allowed to concealed carry? Or only the “orthodox, right-thinking” ones? that is what disturbs me. I wouldn’t be surprised if the litmus test for concealed carry has to do with ideology.
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