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Shooter Takes Deadly Toll at Virginia Tech Thirty-three people died in shootings at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 16, the deadliest school shooting in United States history. Student Seung-hui Cho turned a gun on himself after killing at least 30 people in a university classroom building. He is also suspected in the deaths of two other students.
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Shooter Takes Deadly Toll at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech President Haunted by Shootings

For some people, Charles Steger will always be the president who didn't warn his students after two students were shot in a dorm. Still, some students remain fiercely protective of the university chief as expressions of grief continue.

Virginia Tech President Haunted by Shootings

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Virginia Tech Report Criticizes School Officials

More than four months after the shootings at Virginia Tech, a state panel investigating the incident released its final report. It criticizes university officials both for the response to the shootings and for their handling of Seung-hui Cho in the months leading up to the April killings.

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Va. Governor Says He Won't Call for Tech Firings

Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine says he agrees with a new report on the Virginia Tech massacre, but he says he won't call for the firing of university officials involved in the decision making on the tragic day. The report says the university could have done more to prevent the April shootings.

Va. Governor Says He Won't Call for Tech Firings

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New Report Faults Va. Tech Response to Shooter

Persistent signs that Seung-hui Cho might be disturbed and suicidal were largely ignored by his parents, teachers and counselors, a new report says. The report provides a comprehensive look at the student who killed himself after gunning down 32 students at the campus.

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Analysis

Gunman Prompts Question of Forced Treatment

More than a year before the Virginia Tech shootings, Seung-Hui Cho appeared on the radar of state mental-health officials. He was ordered to get psychiatric help but it's unclear whether he did. State mental health officials say that they are determined to adapt Virginia's mental health system.

Gunman Prompts Question of Forced Treatment

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Virginia Tech Graduation: A Senior's View

Virginia Tech holds its commencement ceremony Friday night, almost one month after a gunman killed more than 30 people on the campus. Graduating senior Michelle Billman talks about the event.

Virginia Tech Graduation: A Senior's View

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Virginia Tech Gunman Fired 170 Shots, Police Say

Virginia police provide new details about last week's shooting rampage at Virginia Tech. They said Seung-hui Cho fired 170 shots in Norris Hall, where most of the killings took place. But they still don't know why the killer chose either location, or what, if any, link there is between the two.

Virginia Tech Gunman Fired 170 Shots, Police Say

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Parents, Children and Talk About Virginia Tech

Violent tragedies, such as the massacre at Virginia Tech, are exceptionally scary for parents, who can end up passing on anxiety to their children. Dr. Sydney Spiesel, medical columnist for Slate, offers advice on how to frame frightening events for children.

Parents, Children and Talk About Virginia Tech

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Emotions Raw as Virginia Tech Students Return

As Virginia Tech students returned to class Monday, professors gave them the opportunity to discuss their feelings about last week's shootings. Their thoughts give administrators a better idea of what it will take to help the school recover from the attacks.

Emotions Raw as Virginia Tech Students Return

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Va. Tech Students Honor Shooting Victims as Classes Resume

Classes resume at the campus in Blacksburg, Va., one week after 33 people died in a shooting rampage blamed on student Seung-hui Cho. Monday morning, a Buddhist singing bell was rung three times to begin a moment of silence and then three more times to end it.

Va. Tech Students Honor Shooting Victims as Classes Resume

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Virginia Tech Prepares for Students' Return

Virginia Tech students will return to class on Monday, one a week after a gunman killed 32 students and faculty, then himself. With less than two weeks left in the semester, no one knows how many of the 26,000 students will show up.

Virginia Tech Prepares for Students' Return

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Analysis

News Analysis

In a Tragedy, What's the Responsibility of Media?

Much of the discussion following last Monday's Virginia Tech shooting has focused on the way university officials responded during the crisis. But the tragedy also demands that the media consider their responsibility to the public.

In a Tragedy, What's the Responsibility of Media?

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Henry Lee, Remembered as Funny, Brilliant

Henry Lee, one of the Virginia Tech shooting victims, was known at Fleming High in Roanoke, Va., as a funny, helpful and brilliant student. The 20-year-old was an immigrant from China who didn't speak any English when he arrived in the United States as a child. But he became the salutatorian of his high school class and was about to finish his freshman year at Virginia Tech when he was killed.

Lee Remembered as Funny, Brilliant

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VT Students Remember, Prepare for Classes

Students and faculty members at Virginia Tech are preparing to return to class on Monday. After the horror of this past week, many students and faculty are trying to put the tragedy behind them and move forward.

VT Students Remember, Prepare for Classes

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In Blacksburg, Finding Answers to Unanswerable Questions

On Sunday, many in the community of Blacksburg, Va., will attend religious services for the first time since the shootings at Virginia Tech. But what words of comfort can religious leaders offer at a time like this? Liane Hansen speaks with Jeremy Rasor, the student and youth minister at the Blacksburg Baptist Church.

In Blacksburg, Finding Answers to Unanswerable Questions

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Reporter's Notebook

Virginia Tech: A Story with Its Own Peculiar Rhythm

For many reporters, there's a familiarity about much that's taken place in the aftermath of the shooting at Virginia Tech. Columbine, Jonesboro, Red Lake, it's a story with it's own peculiar rhythm.

Virginia Tech: A Story with Its Own Peculiar Rhythm

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Officials Defend Police Response to VT Shootings

In the days after the Virginia Tech massacre, the actions of the university's police force have come in for criticism. Officials have rebutted the criticism, saying campus police had done a valiant job considering the circumstances.

Officials Defend Police Response to VT Shootings

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Cho's Family Breaks Silence with Apology to Victims

The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-hui Cho has released a statement in which they apologize for his actions and say they feel hopeless, helpless and lost. The expression of grief came as memorial services were held around the country to honor the 32 people killed in the attacks.

Cho's Family Breaks Silence with Apology to Victims

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