Post by pelicanguy on Apr 18, 2007 16:20:27 GMT -5
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Day of mourning declared as Cho's stalking revealed; he reportedly sent 'extremely troubling' information between shootings
Monday morning's campus rampage was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. These are the latest details to emerge.
The Roanoke Times
4:52 p.m.
Sometime after he killed two people in a dormitory but before he slaughtered 30 more in a classroom building Monday morning, Cho Seung-Hui sent NBC News a rambling communication and videos about his grievances, the network said Wednesday.
Network officials turned the material over to the FBI and said they would not immediately disclose its contents pending the agency’s review beyond characterizing the material as “disturbing.” It included a written communication, photographs and video.
NBC said that a time stamp on the package indicated the material was mailed in the two-hour window between the first burst of gunfire and the second.
"This may be a very new, critical component of this investigation. We're in the process right now of attempting to analyze and evalute its worth," said Col. Steve Flaherty, superintendent of Virginia State Police.
Tech spokesman Larry Hincker, at an afternoon press conference, described the package of photos, video and writings as "extremely troubling."
-- Associated Press
3:41 p.m.
Gov. Tim Kaine has declared Friday a statewide day of mourning for the victims of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech. In a statement this afternoon, Kaine encouraged communities throughout the state and country to hold noon observances and prayer services.
“As our commonwealth begins the long and difficult healing process, I am filled with images of a Virginia Tech community that is resilient and unified,” said Kaine, who attended a campus convocation on Tuesday and visited injured shooting victims on Wednesday. “I ask that everyone in Virginia pause at noon on Friday to offer prayers of support for the victims, their families, and for all those affected by this tragedy.”
Kaine will attend an interfaith prayer service in Richmond near Virginia Commonwealth University.
-- Reported by Michael Sluss
2:43 p.m.
Virginia State Police special agents filed two search warrant affidavits in Montgomery County Circuit Court this morning, seeking the medical and mental health records of Cho Seung-Hui from Tech's Schiffert Health Center and New River Community Services.
It "is reasonable to believe that the medical records may provide evidence of motive, intent, and designs of Seung-Hui Cho" based on conversations with members of the investigative team, special agents said in both affidavits.
Day of mourning declared as Cho's stalking revealed; he reportedly sent 'extremely troubling' information between shootings
Monday morning's campus rampage was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. These are the latest details to emerge.
The Roanoke Times
4:52 p.m.
Sometime after he killed two people in a dormitory but before he slaughtered 30 more in a classroom building Monday morning, Cho Seung-Hui sent NBC News a rambling communication and videos about his grievances, the network said Wednesday.
Network officials turned the material over to the FBI and said they would not immediately disclose its contents pending the agency’s review beyond characterizing the material as “disturbing.” It included a written communication, photographs and video.
NBC said that a time stamp on the package indicated the material was mailed in the two-hour window between the first burst of gunfire and the second.
"This may be a very new, critical component of this investigation. We're in the process right now of attempting to analyze and evalute its worth," said Col. Steve Flaherty, superintendent of Virginia State Police.
Tech spokesman Larry Hincker, at an afternoon press conference, described the package of photos, video and writings as "extremely troubling."
-- Associated Press
3:41 p.m.
Gov. Tim Kaine has declared Friday a statewide day of mourning for the victims of Monday's shootings at Virginia Tech. In a statement this afternoon, Kaine encouraged communities throughout the state and country to hold noon observances and prayer services.
“As our commonwealth begins the long and difficult healing process, I am filled with images of a Virginia Tech community that is resilient and unified,” said Kaine, who attended a campus convocation on Tuesday and visited injured shooting victims on Wednesday. “I ask that everyone in Virginia pause at noon on Friday to offer prayers of support for the victims, their families, and for all those affected by this tragedy.”
Kaine will attend an interfaith prayer service in Richmond near Virginia Commonwealth University.
-- Reported by Michael Sluss
2:43 p.m.
Virginia State Police special agents filed two search warrant affidavits in Montgomery County Circuit Court this morning, seeking the medical and mental health records of Cho Seung-Hui from Tech's Schiffert Health Center and New River Community Services.
It "is reasonable to believe that the medical records may provide evidence of motive, intent, and designs of Seung-Hui Cho" based on conversations with members of the investigative team, special agents said in both affidavits.