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Monday, April 16, 2007
Update: Multiple "fatalities and injuries" Being Reported At Virginia Tech
11:25CDT - 16 Apr 2007
Multiple Fatalities Being Being Reported at Virginia Tech Campus
BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA: Police chief Wendell Flinchum of the Virginia Tech Police, during a press conference, said that there are "multiple fatalities and injuries" shootings that have occurred at two separate locations today at the VT campus. Separate reports coming from medical sources at area hospitals say that at least 17 people are being treated for injuries associated with the incidents.
Conflicting reports concerning the assailant(s) suggest that he is either dead or currently in police custody. ERRI law enforcement analysts said that an intense investigation is presently underway on the campus and that there are often confusing and/or conflicting reports that are generated by various sources at the onset of an incident of this type.
If the preliminary reports coming in to our watchdesk prove to be true, this incident is likely to be the most deadly incidence of school violence in United States. One ERRI senior analyst said that it IS clear that an major tragedy has occurred today on the campus of Virginia Tech. Watch EmergencyNet News for continued updates as circumstances warrant...
Edited on: Monday, April 16, 2007 15:40.04
Categories: Emergency Services