BLACKSBURG, Va. (Reuters) - The gunman who killed 32 people and then himself at Virginia Tech university on Monday was identified by police on Tuesday as Cho Seung-Hui, a South Korean studying at the university. 9 h {- O$ \0 a: I- u+ F: x2 r o" j+ a, @8 F/ Y: i5 `
Police said Cho was 23 and was studying English literature. They gave no motive for the shooting rampage, the worst in U.S. history. * o3 [# F: f. I( V- p6 P' ` 3 W2 X: g+ ]6 _. Z( OPolice said one of two guns recovered was used in both of the two separate shooting incidents at the campus that killed a total of 33 people, including Cho./ ~* Y% @4 m( ?" W7 L
& M6 a" A. p8 k7 N5 ?" G"The evidence has not led us to say with all certainty that the same shooter was involved in both shootings," Steven Flaherty, superintendent of the Virginia State Police, told a news conference. & {% J* ` G7 ]5 z. A& B$ M! O' |* D2 ^
"It's certainly reasonable for us to assume that Cho was the shooter in both places."8 \% a( Y3 S& e8 V6 d- [3 e- t) v
( x3 L, L5 y% BVictims were found in at least four classrooms as well as a stairwell, he said. 5 X, d) T( ~/ y# q8 X* S. T- _9 [( O5 v& B, Q% ~: w7 F
"The gunman was discovered among several of the victims in one of the classrooms," Flaherty said. "He had taken his own life." 7 @- C6 X$ t' ~& M" l# C4 o9 k( J6 C0 v
The rampage sent the sprawling rural campus, where there are more than 25,000 full-time students, into shock and grief.4 v3 v Y& f( p0 a, O
5 n$ x ^' a, o1 {President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush were to attend a memorial service at Virginia Tech later on Tuesday. 3 M( k! W2 R5 e* l2 x 2 y. Y9 r) R% WTelevision images of terrified students and police dragging out bloody victims revived memories of the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and were likely to renew heated debate about America's gun laws. . ~: _" k% H( [& ?- s2 U" F ; N3 n0 B+ d$ WPolice said the gunman appeared to have used chains to lock doors and prevent victims from escaping. Fifteen people were wounded, including those shot and students hurt jumping from windows in a desperate attempt to flee the gunfire. 9 w# Q+ [1 Y6 `3 Q3 |) M5 H3 d9 w/ N) C! W( }+ x3 c8 n# H: _, v
Many students expressed anger that they were not warned of any danger until more than two hours after the first attack at a dormitory - and then only in an e-mail from the university. ' ^) `: u# j* r `9 x3 F1 C+ a* M4 ^7 i" F
"We knew that there was a shooting but we thought it was confined to a particular setting," Charles Steger, the university president, said on Monday. $ C# `; v5 S6 j' [6 C; H4 K- y0 Y" a7 D
Steger defended campus police from criticism they failed to take adequate safety measures after the first shooting.# }. `; s( S, ]8 N9 l
# E) f0 R @* E; k& q& P/ x"They have worked very professionally and handled this as skillfully as anybody might be able to do it," he said.4 S* O: v G J0 {8 E
0 O* ~) l7 M; HThe first shooting was reported to campus police at about 7:15 a.m. (1115 GMT) in West Ambler Johnston Hall, a dormitory housing some 900 students. Two hours later, dozens of shots were fired a half-mile away at Norris Hall, site of the science and engineering school.& L$ f/ {9 I# N- S0 ~* f
1 e; {0 L, X. Z$ YAuthorities have not released the names of the victims but Israeli media reported one of the dead was Liviu Librescu, an Israeli citizen and engineering professor at the university.作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-4-17 15:40
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作者: 日月光 时间: 2007-4-17 19:08 标题: 弗吉尼亚工学院校长就枪击案发表声明
在美国弗吉尼亚工学院4月16日发生美国史上最严重的枪击案之后,弗吉尼亚工学院校长查尔斯﹒施特格发表了一份声明。声明全文如下: ; S* k* ~, j- U3 S- z+ h
+ a8 R! _$ @( r K0 e/ r) m6 T& U 今天,我们的学校发生了一起重大悲剧。两起枪击案在我们学校发生,每一起都有人遇难。 7 u) S# A/ {2 d ' m2 ]- v2 f8 S) `8 F 这一枪击事件震惊了整个校园。校方将全力和全体师生一道应对“这场严重的悲剧”… " u$ B6 l' j3 {) B3 `% Q 5 d5 m1 [$ a8 u1 P
对于发生在我们身上的这件事情,整个学校感到震惊和骇然。我想向所有受害者的家人表达我最真挚的同情。 ; \( L' w$ j, |! S& t: I- R" D7 N+ \/ w ) X+ v1 T( q, h9 L, r" C 我们现在还在通知这些受害者的近亲。校警、联邦调查局和弗吉尼亚州警方正在对犯罪现场进行调查。 R3 z1 L7 k5 n- n
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我们还在继续查明这场悲剧受害人的身份。面对这样一起让人难以理解的、愚蠢的恶行,最初我也有些不知所措。不过学校会立刻成立心理辅导中心。 6 t( C! S' [$ C- G
# g) X9 E m! c3 O 下面是我们迄今为止知道的一些事实:今天早上7点15分,有人拨打了911电话报警。在西安姆伯勒﹒约翰斯顿宿舍楼,有数人成为枪击案的受害者。我们对这起枪击案的调查还在进行之中,两个小时后,从诺里斯楼又传来枪声。警方立刻做出回应。 % z5 E: x5 t( }; C- P$ g+ D
. ~1 r3 b2 G3 k2 e 诺里斯楼的枪手已经死亡。除他之外,还有很多人也死了,死亡人数还未最后确认。伤者被送往附近的医院接受紧急治疗。一旦我们查明受害者的身份,我们将和他们的近亲取得联系。今天的所有课程已经取消,大学也已经关闭。 8 D" I5 ?7 k S6 _
& U0 }$ E X* h( }9 t1 ] 明天早上8点,学校会重新开放,但是不会恢复上课。警方仍在疏散人员,学生的家人可以到学校食堂和他们团聚。我们计划明天中午在卡塞尔体育馆举行集会,开始我们为这场悲剧的疗伤过程。4 Y2 o I! I6 r- u
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Well, today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions. There were two shootings which occurred on campus. In each case there were fatalities. The university is shocked and indeed horrified that this would befall us, and I want to extend my deepest and most sincere and profound sympathy to the families of these victims, which include our students. 0 S* X; L) E6 V' |% Q' r. c. U7 _$ b5 n* h& {4 x$ j% y6 L5 u6 i+ E) r
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0 l% M6 X0 _* }) y+ N+ H: HWe are currently in the process of notifying next of kin. The Virginia Tech police are being assisted by numerous other jurisdictions including Montgomery County. Crime scenes are being investigated by the university police, the FBI and the state police. , ?& n9 ]' C) h+ r5 J6 d
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We continue to work to identify the victims that have been impacted by this tragedy. I cannot begin to convey my own personal sense of loss over this senseless and incomprehensible heinous act. The university will immediately set up counseling centers. So far, centers have been identified in Ambler Johnston and the Cook counseling center to work with our campus community and their families. # R2 r, b; n- H& L9 B
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9 R, ]5 C0 M0 L , g( \* O( X3 t) ?Now here are some of the facts as we know them. At about 7:15 this morning, a 911 call came to the university police department concerning an event in West Ambler Johnston Hall. There were multiple shooting victims. While in the process of investigating, about two hours later, the university received reports of a shooting in Norris Hall. The police immediately responded. 4 Z0 M+ A. e; M- P& E3 V$ h! L ] 9 S$ M, c4 c U/ t 4 U& |0 E2 c* S/ w6 ^* ]7 R! b" d/ \/ W6 Z) D' u8 T
The shooter in Norris Hall is deceased. There are multiple fatalities. The number of fatalities has not been confirmed. Victims have been transported to various hospitals in the immediate area in the region to receive emergency treatment. And we will proceed to contact the next of kin as the victims' identities are available. All classes are canceled and the university is closed for the remainder of the day. 2 h2 B# o* G* z: Q4 O8 B
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The university will open tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., but classes will be canceled on Tuesday. The police are currently staging the release of people from campus buildings. Families wishing to reunite with their students are suggested to meet at the Inn at Virginia Tech, the building that we're in today. Were making plans for a convocation tomorrow at noon in Cassell Coliseum for the university to come together to begin the healing process from this terrible tragedy. 4 c' _/ s+ E& @2 Q2 s8 T+ w