a terrible Monday in April
"Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions," said Virginia Tech president Charles Steger. "The university is shocked and indeed horrified."
As of 14:15, 29 people are dead in what may be the biggest mass school shooting in American history - and the death toll may rise. Police at Virginia Tech, in Blaksburg, Va., said that the shootings happened at a dormitory and a classroom on opposite sides of the university campus.