Virginia Tech Shooting: A True Crime Rewind of the April 16, 2007 Tragedy

The Virginia Tech Tragedy

• 📅 April 16, 2007, marked a dark day in American history with the Virginia Tech shooting, 18 years ago today.
• 🎯 A 23-year-old student used two automatic pistols to kill 32 people and wound 17 others before taking his own life.

Timeline of the Attacks

• 📍 The shooter's day began at Harper Hall, his dorm, with no outward signs of distress observed by roommates.
• 💥 His first attack occurred at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a nearby dorm.
• 📦 Shortly after, he mailed a package containing now-infamous materials to NBC News via the Blacksburg Post Office at 9:01 a.m.
• 🏫 Within 45 minutes, he entered Norris Hall, a classroom building, which became the scene of the majority of the day's violence.

Impact and Historical Context

• 🚨 At the time, the Virginia Tech shooting was considered the third deadliest shooting in U.S. history, not just a school shooting.
• 🔍 The speed at which the killer was able to take so many lives was highlighted by an Associated Press walkthrough of the campus.