Virginia Tech massacre

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The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting that took place April 16, 2007 on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. In two separate attacks, approximately two hours apart, the perpetrator, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people and wounded many others before committing suicide. The massacre is the deadliest peacetime shooting incident by a single gunman in United St... more
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  • Apr 16, 2007
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  • 37.2294
  • -80.4231
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  • Kaine Gives Panel Latitude to Probe Campus Killings
  • Apr 19, 2007
  • Cho, Hilscher Had No Link
  • Apr 19, 2007
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