Another tradgedy at VA Tech
Jan 23, 2009 9:31:00 GMT
Post by ambra on Jan 23, 2009 9:31:00 GMT
I'm not sure about how much national coverage this has gotten but last night at one of the student centers on the VA Tech campus, a graduate student was murdered. She was having coffee with another student when that student pulled out what was described as a large kitchen knife, stabbed her and decapitated her in front of the other students there. Many of the first responders were the same ones that handled the shootings a couple of years ago. All the students, faculty, and staff were notified through email immediately afterwards that something had happened and advised to stay where they were if they were still on campus. A subsequent email gave them an "all clear". At least they know now that if something as massive as April 16th happens again, that particular security method is effective. I'm not a superstitious person, but it's like the campus is "cursed". About a year before the campus shootings, a Montgomery County deputy was shot and killed by an escaped convict who was hiding in the bushes on part of the campus, then the shootings, now this. I've lived in this area for almost 20 years and the biggest problem they used to have at Tech was the same as any other college--kids getting wasted and getting into trouble. Now they've had 34 people killed there in the last 3 years. I hope this is the last of the violence the school will have to deal with for a very, very, long time.
