Another shooting at Virgina Tech occurred yesterday, at least two people were killed in the shooting. Virginia Tech is considered one of the deadliest campuses in the United States after their first shooting in 2007. Even though this shooting was not as tragic as their previous shooting, the loss of a police officer and a student is still a tragic event that will hurt Virginia Tech and their hokie pride once again. The shooting occurred around noon yesterday when the police officer made a traffic stop in one of the parking lots. The shooter was supposedly involved in the traffic stop, but approached the officer and shot him in the head. Many witnessed and once the word got out the school went into lock down, warning texts and emails were sent out to all students and many officers patrolled the campus to keep any shootings to happen again. Many students agree that this shooting was handled a lot better than the massacre in 2007. Students and staff will be holding many ceremonies in memory of the lives lost yesterday, and they all claim that they will still love their school no matter what, because "they are Virginia tech".
This article and news really affected me because my cousin in a graduate from Virginia Tech. She was extremely upset when she heard the news yesterday. My cousin was there the day of the shooting in 2007, visiting the school. The following year she still attended even after knowing its violent past. She loved the way the school stuck together after the tragic incident and decided it would be a great place to be. She loved every day of her education and experience while at Virginia Tech. She is truly obsessed with her former school now and is extremely proud that she went to college there. She regularly returns the the school for football games etc. She just cant get enough.
That school has been through so much in the past years. They must definitely be a strong student body that sticks together.
ReplyDeleteI would withdraw my application if I were applying there. It is just too scary. I feel so bad for their community and the reputation of the school. It is a very well respected school and it is a shame that they have to go through this again.
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