“There are hurts so deep that one can not reach them or heal them with words” – Kate Seredy

I know you all have heard about the tragedy that took place in Blacksburg, VA today. This really hits me in the heart. The details of what happened are still unclear and law enforcement is working on finding out all the information that they can. However at the time of writing this there are a few things that we believe are accurate. (If any of this information changes I will post an update.)

33 men and women are dead after a massacre on the Virginia Tech campus today. The Washington Post is also saying at least 30 more were injured. The shooter at this time is still unidentified but is said to be an Asian male. He had used two 9mm pistols in his unbelievable rampage. It is also believed that he used chains to lock the main entrances of the building in one shooting.

The shootings took place in two locations more than two hours apart. The first shooting took place in the dormitory of West Ambler Johnston. Two students were killed during the first shooting. This shooting was reported to happen approximately at 7:15 am. At the time law enforcement believed this as an isolated incident. So, there was no need to “lock down” the campus. They believed that the suspect had fled and were continuing the investigation when the second shooting occurred.

The second shooting took place at Norris Hall (where the college of science and engineering is housed) two hours later and almost a half mile away. This is the shooting that the chains were used to lock the entrances. It is also where 30 students were killed before the shooter turned his weapon on his self.

This is a very sad story with many questions still to be answered. Of course the biggest questions are who and why. There are also questions being posed to the directors of Virginia Tech. Such as why the school was not immediately placed on lock down, and any errors that may have been made to keep students safe, such as the notification system. Questions that, I personally think, should be put on hold until families are notified, the who and why are answered, and students are given time to take this all in and grieve.

I think that it is also notable to say that in the past weeks there have been several bomb threats. Two of the threats were aimed at the science and engineering department. However, at this time, there is no information if this is connected to the shooting today.

As I said before, this is an incident close to my heart. I have friends and ex-coworkers that attended Virginia Tech. I haven’t heard anything from them yet, but I am keeping my hopes up. At the same time, I am happy to say Ethan had some coworkers that attended the school as well. They are all safe and uninjured.

I just wish that everyone was as lucky as Ethan. It is really heart-breaking to see this story unfold. I hope all those that are injured pull through. I will keep you updated as more information comes to light.

Until next time, my heart bleeds for Virginia Tech,

autumn

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