Cho Seung-Hui, a student from South
Korea identified as the gunman who killed 32 people at Virginia Tech
University, is seen in this police handout released April 17,
2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
WASHINGTON,
April 17 (Xinhua) -- The police Tuesday identified the suspect of the Virginia
Tech shooting as Cho Seung-Hui, a native of South Korea, who killed 32 people
before taking his own life Monday.
"He was a 23-year-old South Korean here in the U.S.
as a resident alien," Flinchum said at a press conference held at Blacksburg,
Virginia where the university is located.
Cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year
majoring in English, Flinchum said. He lived on campus at Harper Hall and his
residence was established in Centreville, Virginia outside Washington.
Meanwhile, Colonel Steve Flaherty, Superintendent of
Virginia State Police, said the same gun was used in the two shootings at the
university, suggesting there was only one gunman.
Previous reports had said there was a possible second
gunman still at large.
A total of two attacks took place at Virginia Tech
Monday. The first attack happened at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m. and left two
people dead, while the second attack took place at the campus two hours later.
A total of 33 people, including the gunman, were
killed in the worst campus shooting rampage in U.S. history.
Virginian Tech President Charles Steger said earlier
Tuesday that all classes for the rest of the week had been cancelled.
A memorial service will be held at the campus Tuesday
afternoon and U.S. President George W. Bush will attend.
Before today, the deadliest campus shooting in the
country took place in 1966 at the University of Texas in Austin, in which 17
people, including the gunman, were killed.
Founded in 1872, the state university has more than
25,000 full-time students. The school is best known for its engineering school
and its powerhouse football team.
This CNN TV grab shows police carrying
students out of a building at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia,
Monday, April 16, 2007. (Xinhua/AFP Photo) Photo
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WASHINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Cho Seung-Hui,
a 23-year-old South Korean student who apparently killed 32 people and
himself Monday morning at Virginia Tech, is described by those who know him as a
"loner" and "troubled kid."
On the first look, Cho seems to be a shy, quiet type,
according to U.S. media report Tuesday. Full story
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