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Massacre at Virginia Tech
"A gunman is loose on the campus." That is what an e-mail sent to thousands of Virginia Tech students read. However, none of them could have imagined the horror that was unfolding as they locked themselves in their classrooms and dorm rooms. Seung-Hui Cho, a troubled senior, heavily armed himself and shot thirty-two students and professors before killing himself. In this book, Richard Worth tries to make sense of this tragedy, honors the fallen victims, and highlights the debates over gun control and mental health that were sparked by the worst shooting rampage in American history.
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Deadly Disasters series. This book gives a straightforward account of the Virginia Tech shootings, one of the worst days of violence on a college campus in American history. The sequence of events, profiles of pertinent figures, and related topics such as gun control are all discussed. Photographs of the killer, victims, and survivors lend chilling immediacy. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind., The Horn Book Guide Fall 2008
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