Virginia Tech: Scenes from the Shooting

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Race to the Scene
Blacksburg police officers run from Norris Hall on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., April 16, 2007, where a gunman killed 32 people, and then himself, in the engineering building. Earlier in the morning, two other people were killed at a dormitory on campus.

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Rescue
A person is carried out of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech after the shooting.

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To Safety
Another victim is carried out.

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Armed and Ready
Law enforcement officers take up positions on Clay Street on the Virginia Tech campus.

The Gunman
Cho Seung-Hui, a student from South Korea, was identified by police as the shooter.

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Waiting Game
State and local police wait for a building to be cleared

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Lockdown
Students sit in a classroom during a lockdown on the school's campus in the wake of the shootings.

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Mobile Care
Ambulances wait on campus after the shootings.

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Armed and Ready
Faculty and students wait inside McBryde Hall while police secure the campus.

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Condolences
Students sign their names on a placard on the evening of the day's tragedy.

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Remembrances
Messages left for the victims.

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Mourning
A young man is comforted by friends at an impromptu gathering beside the campus War Memorial.

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Circle of Support
Students hold hands at the War Memorial gathering.

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Grief
Three young women console each other after a vigil for the victims was held at the campus chapel.

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Vigil
Two students seek solace in an embrace.