The list of the names of the victims(updated)

The medical examiner is working very hard to identify all of the victims and he will not release the names until he is 100% sure that that is who they are. That is what is taking so long to get all the names. Also the medical examiner was given the wrong name to one of the people, the name that is wrong is still unknown. Here are some of the latest names to be released.

Austin Cloyd, 18

Austin Cloyd was an international studies student at Virginia Tech, who, according to her father, wanted to work for the United Nations one day, "in hopes of fostering peace in a troubled world." Cloyd, who was an active Methodist, started a program that sent mission trips from Illinois to Appalachia to rehab homes. The photo was taken on June, 4, 2006 by her family and it was released by the Blacksburg Baptist Church.

Brian Bluhm, 25

Brian bluhm was a master's student in water resources. Having already received his undergraduate degree in civil engineering, Bluhm was getting ready to defend his thesis and had already accepted a job in Baltimore. According to friends, the Cedar Rapids native was a staple at Hokie sporting events and a devoted member of his Bible study group. This photo was taken right before a Virginia Tech home football game in Blacksburgh, Virginia, in 2006.

Lauren McCain, 20

Lauren McCain was a freshman and was planning to major in international studies. Family members who flew out from Oklahoma, where McCain spent her early childhood years, described McCain as an avid reader and deeply religious. Additionally, McCain taught Sunday school and worked in a department store to save money before enrolling in college. This photo was provided by friends of the family and shows Lauren, of Hampton, Virginia. The photo was shown at a local Baptist Church in Hampton.

Partahi Lumbantoruan, 34

Partahi Lumbantoruan was a civil engineering doctoral student and according to his aunt, wanted to teach in America after earning his degree. His family in Indonesia sold off property and cars to financially support Lumbantoruan's education. This photo was sent in by the Lumbantoruan family.


More information is not known at this time with the people above and even less is known about the victims below.

Mina Panchanal, was a freshman building science major from Mumbai, India.

Rachael Hill

Michael Phole, Phole was the only Virginia Tech athlete killed, he was a member of the Hokie Lacrosse team.

Waleed Shaalan

UPDATE:

The last three names of the deceased have been released.

Matt Gwaltney

Julie Pryde

Nicole White

And here is the complete list of all 32 victims, I will update shortly with pics and bios.

Ryan Clark, 22

Maxine Turner

Henry Lee

Matt La Porte, 20

Jamie Bishop, 35

G.V. Loganathan, 51

Juan Ramon Ortiz

Jarrett Lane, 22

Ross Alameddine, 20

Leslie Sherman, 19

Caitlin Hammaren, 19

Liviu Librescu, 75

Kevin Granata

Reema Samaha

Emily Hilscher, 19

Daniel Perez Cueva, 21

Jocelyn Couture-Nowak

Erin Peterson, 18

Mary Karen Read, 19

Daniel O'Neil, 22

Jeremy Herbstritt, 27

Nicole White, 20

Lauren Ashley McCain, 20

Austin Cloyd, 18

Waleed Shaalan

Minal Panchal, 26

Michael Pohle, 23

Julia Pryde, 23

Rachel Hill, 18

Matthew Gwaltney, 24

Brian Bluhm, 25

Partahi Lumbantoruan, 34

The killer is revealed.

The man behind these gruesome murders has been identified as 23-year, Cho Seung-Hui. Seung-Hui is a student of Virginia Tech, an English major. He also left a very long letter, several pages long, and it is described to be "disturbing" and in the letter it says "You caused me to do this". The police are saying that after he killed the two people in the dorm he returned to his dorm room, re-armed, left the note and then went to a classroom building on the other side of campus.

Cho, born in South Korea, was a legal resident alien of the United States. He was in his senior year.

Sources tell ABC News Cho bought his first gun, a Glock 9 millimeter handgun, on March 13; they say he bought his second weapon, a .22 caliber pistol, within the last week. The serial numbers on both guns had been filed off, they said.

Authorities found the receipt for the 9 millimeter handgun in Cho's backpack. They say the bag also contained two knives and additional ammunition for the two guns.

Cho's identity has been confirmed by matching fingerprints on the guns used in the rampage with his immigration records.

"Lab results confirm that one of the two weapons seized in Norris Hall was used in both shootings," Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum said at a press conference Tuesday morning.

At this time, police are not looking for a second shooter, though they did not rule out the possibility that Cho could have had an accomplice.

"He was a loner, and we're having difficulty finding information about him," said Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker.

It also was confirmed that Cho Sueng-Hui did commit suicide before police were able to break the lock of the door and reach him. Police said he shot himself in the face, "part of his face was missing when his body was found".

A few more pics from the "Virginia Tech Massacre"

Video of the incidents at Virginia Tech University

CNN's Wolf Blitzer counted the shots and there are 27 total. The Chief of Police did say that some of the shots were by the Police, he did add that there was not a shootout.


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Another quick update.

A press conference was just held that included the President of Virginia Tech University, Charles Steger and the Chief of Police, Wendell Flinchum. They have once again changed the number of total deaths, it is now at 32 including the gunmen. It was also released that the crazed gunman did take his own life. Also it is still under investigation on whether or not he acted alone. There is conflicting reports that are saying that there might have been another gunman, the girlfriend of the gunman.

Let me also point out that there was a grade A, douche bag firing off some idiotic questions. First of all he sounded as though he was a student paper and he said "if I was in that classroom when a gunman came in, I would've probably tackled him, I mean your going to die anyways, might as well die honorably". First of all, fuck that guy, no one knows how they will react in that sort of situation. Sure you can say all you want that you would be brave, and fight the killer, but unless your thrown into that situation you just don't know what you will do. And he implied that these young men and women didn't die honorable. What the hell is that shit? What are you supposed to do when your sitting down doing your school work and all of a sudden a psycho path burst through the door shooting at everything that moves. And he would make a statement like that just hours after these brutal murders ended, while family members are still trying to find out whether or not their children are hurt or worse. Fuck that guy, inconsiderate fuck.

Hokie's coaches speak out.

Virginia Tech Hokie's football coach, Frank Beamer and basketball coach, Seth Greenberg have released statements to ESPN.com.

Coach Frank Beamer had this to say...

"How could one person cause so many senseless deaths? I'm in shock," Beamer told ESPN's Joe Schad. "This is such a caring, friendly place. This is a college town. And now one person has an impact like this?" "We found out this morning and our assistant coaches have been trying to reach all of our players. We're trying to find out if everybody is OK. The players are going to be going home to their apartments and dorms."

"We all heard so much about Columbine and this is worse," Glennon told Schad. "It's sickening. It's sickening to know that 22 of the students that I go to class with are dead.

"Any and every loss is tragic. I'm just praying that none of the victims are my teammates. I've been trying to call as many as I can. And so far, so good."

"I wish this guy was alive," Glennon said. "I wish we could find out why he did this. But he's sad. He took the easy way out." "It's hard to say how this will impact our community or our team. What I know is that one person has affected at least 22 families and countless friends. And it's senseless. All so senseless," Beamer said.

Coach Seth Greenberg had this to say...

"I'm numb right now thinking about the parents coming to campus to identify their children,'' said Greenberg, who was able to get a call out to ESPN.com on Monday. "It's hard to put into words. What would drive someone to do this? "This is the most peaceful, tranquil and safe environment,'' Greenberg said. "But this shows that there is nowhere that you're safe from tragedy or this type of senseless violence. It's devastating.'' "We're trying to make sure all our guys get a hold of their families first,'' Greenberg said. "That's the first thing to put the parents at ease. It has to come from their kids. We're all trying to contact people but we can't get out on the phone or through text messages and it's driving us crazy.''

CNN is now reporting that this shooting is the deadliest shooting incident of any kind in U.S. History.

Tragedy at Virginia Tech (Updated)

It is widely being reported as 22 confirmed dead, 29 more injured and receiving medical care. The gunmen has not been identified to be a student yet and the Police have not released any of the names of the deceased and injured. This is from Virginia Tech's official site...

The university was struck today with a tragedy of monumental proportions. There were two shootings on campus. In each case, there were fatalities. The university is shocked and horrified that this would befall our campus. I want to extend my deepest, sincerest and most profound sympathies to the families of these victims which include students There are 22 confirmed deaths.

We currently are in the process of notifying families of victims. The Virginia Tech Police are being assisted by numerous other jurisdictions. Crime scenes are being investigated by the FBI, University Police, and State Police. We continue to work to identify the victims impacted by this tragedy. I cannot begin to covey my own personal sense of loss over this senselessness of such an incomprehensible and 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 families.

Here are some of the facts we know:

At about 7:15 a.m. 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. Victims have been transported to various hospitals in the immediate area in the region to receive emergency treatment.

We will proceed to contact the families of victims as identities are available.

All classes are cancelled and the university is closed for the remainder of today. The university will open Tuesday at 8 a.m. but classes are cancelled. The police are currently staging the release of people from campus buildings.

Families wishing to reunite with the students are suggested to meet at the Inn at Virginia Tech. We are making plans for a convocation tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon at Cassell Coliseum for the university community to come together to begin to deal with the tragedy.

Counseling is available in the Bowman Room in the Merriman Center (part of the athletic complex) for employees who seek assistance following today’s events.

Faculty and staff on the Burruss side of the Drillfield are being released and asked to go home effective immediately. Faculty and staff on the War Memorial side are asked to leave at 12:30 p.m.

Virginia Tech has closed today Monday, April 16, 2007. On Tuesday, April 17, classes will be canceled. The university will remain open for administrative operations.

There will be an additional university statement presented today at noon.

All students, faculty, and staff are required to stay where they are until police execute a planned evacuation. A phased closing will be in effect today; further information will be forthcoming as soon as police secure the campus.

Tomorrow, there will be a university convocation/ceremony at noon at Cassell Coliseum. The Inn at Virginia Tech has been designated as the site for parents to gather and obtain information.

In addition to an earlier shooting today in West Ambler Johnston, there has been a multiple shooting with multiple victims in Norris Hall.

Police and EMS are on the scene.

Police have one shooter in custody and as part of routine police procedure, they continue to search for a second shooter.

All people in university buildings are required to stay inside until further notice.

All entrances to campus are closed.

ABC news is reporting that there are 29 confirmed dead. So the number is anywhere between 22 to 29 so far.

UPDATE:

The death toll has risen yet again, the number of deaths is now at 31 confirmed dead. There is still a reported 29 people wounded and still receiving medical care.

Tragedy at Virginia Tech

This is still a developing story, but the Virginia Tech police chief has confirmed that there has been a massive school shooting killing at least 22, including the gunman, at the University earlier this morning.

"Some victims were shot in a classroom," Chief Wendell Flinchum said, adding that the gunman was dead.

"Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said university President Charles Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."

This is being called one of the worst school shooting since the horrible actions taken by Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris in 1999 when they killed 12 students and a teacher before killing themselves at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.

The first reported shooting occurred at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a co-ed dormitory that houses 895 students. The dormitory, one of the largest residence halls on the 2,600-acre campus, is located near the drill field and stadium.

Amie Steele, editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, said one of her reporters at the dormitory reported "mass chaos."

"It was kind of scary," he said. "These two kids I guess had panicked and jumped out of the top story window and the one kid broke his ankle and the other girl was not in good shape just lying on the ground."

It is being called the deadliest shooting in American History.

UPDATE:

The number of confirmed dead has risen, the count is now at 25 according to ABC News. Also coming curtesy of ABC.com is this picture of 4 policemen carrying an unidentified individual who has tattered clothing covered in blood. I'm not 100% sure but I would wager that that is the killer. (Pic is above)