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[theweaselking]

Shooting at Virginia Tech - 29 confirmed dead so far.

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[publius1.livejournal.com]

Up to 29 now? :(

[tsunami-ryuu.livejournal.com]

I've heard reports of it pushing 32. :( But the information coming out is so jumbled -- plus the media's sensationalism -- that it's hard to tell what the hard numbers are vs. the rumors.

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

CBC Radio One reported a hard number of 22 confirmed fatalities including the perpetrator, with unconfirmed reports of up to 32, as of 2pm EDT.

-- Steve's once again shocked.

[calysto.livejournal.com]

it's so sad

so very sad

CNN is calling it the worst mass-shooting in the history of the US.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

That can't be possible... we've had some doozies of mass shootings.

[jezebel-z.livejournal.com]

I think the exact quote was in regard to shootings at educational facilities.

[publius1.livejournal.com]

That seems to be getting awfully specific... heh.

[jezebel-z.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. But then, there have been quite a few school/college shootings. IIRC, there have been about 20 just in the past decade.

[jerril]

The number of dead is almost twice as high as the previous record for a mass shooting on an American college campus. That occurred at the University of Texas in Austin on Aug. 1, 1966, when a gunman named Charles Whitman opened fire from the 28th floor of a campus tower. Whitman killed 16 and injured 31.

[faerywoman.livejournal.com]

What's sad is that every time the page refreshes, the number is higher.