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Virginia Tech Found Negligent in 2007 Rampage

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:44:36 CDT

Virginia Tech was found legally negligent by a jury today in a lawsuit stemming from the 2007 school shooting that killed 33 people. The issue at stake was whether the university improperly delayed sending out warnings after the first two murders were discovered in a dorm, reports AP . Campus police...

Police ID Virginia Tech Gunman

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:35:31 CST

A dean's list student who killed a Virginia Tech police officer had no ties to the university and did not know the patrolman, authorities said yesterday without offering a motive for a crime spree that spanned two days and ended in suicide. Ross Truett Ashley, 22, first drew authorities' attention...

Virginia Tech Shooter Changed Clothes to Escape

John Johnson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:50:05 CST

Virginia Tech officials shed a few more details on yesterday's murder-suicide but still aren't speculating about a motive. The man who shot officer Deriek Crouse remains publicly unidentified, but police say he wasn't a student or affiliated with the school. He reportedly walked up to Crouse's vehicle while the officer...

Virginia Tech Victim a Vet, Dad of 5

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:21:30 CST

Deriek W. Crouse, the police officer killed yesterday during a traffic stop on the Virginia Tech campus, was a 39-year-old Army veteran and father of five. He and the suspected shooter, who was apparently found dead nearby, were shot with the same handgun, police confirmed today. The suspect is believed...

Virginia Tech Lockdown Over; Shooter Believed Dead

John Johnson — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:40:20 CST

Virginia Tech has lifted its lockdown after today's fatal shootings that left two people dead and says the community is safe. Police confirmed little but said to "read between the lines" about speculation of a murder-suicide, reports the Roanoke Times . Based on that comment and more details from AP , it...

Gunman Kills 2 at Virginia Tech

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:09:59 CST

A gunman killed a police officer and another person after a traffic stop today on the campus of Virginia Tech, and students and faculty were told to stay inside university buildings as police searched for the suspect. The school said a police officer pulled someone over for a traffic stop...

Virginia Tech Lifts Alert

John Johnson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:15:49 CDT

Virginia Tech has lifted a security alert after police found no trace of a reported gunman, reports the Richmond Times Dispatch . The campus in Blacksburg canceled classes after children visiting for a day camp told police they thought they saw a man with a handgun. University officials issued an alert...

Virginia Tech Appeals $55K Shooting Rampage Fine

Kate Schwartz — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:59:52 CDT

Just shy of one month after it was slapped with $55,000 in federal fines for waiting too long to notify that campus during the 2007 shooting rampage, Virginia Tech has filed an appeal. State AG Kenneth Cuccinelli yesterday called the Department of Education's findings "absolutely appalling," and explained an...

Virginia Tech Fined $55K Over Shooting Rampage

John Johnson — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:10:01 CDT

The Education Department has fined Virginia Tech the maximum allowable amount—$55,000—over how it handled the 2007 shooting rampage that left 33 people dead, reports the Richmond Times Dispatch . Federal officials say the university didn't warn the campus quickly enough: The school learned that two students had been...