Virginia Tech on lockdown for shooting

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Police on and near the Virginia Tech campus are on the hunt for an armed suspect Thursday after two people were shot and killed.

According to Mark Owczarski, Virginia Tech Director of News and Information, a Virginia Tech Police officer stopped a vehicle on campus shortly after noon. During the traffic stop, the officer was shot and killed.

A second person was found dead in a nearby parking lot.

Several law enforcement agencies have responded, including the ATF and FBI, according to CNN.

The school’s campus news Twitter feed warned students and faculty to stay indoors and to secure all doors.

“A police officer has been shot. A potential second victim is reported at the Cage lot. Stay indoors. Secure in place,” the school said.

The school was on lockdown as law enforcement officers searched for the gunman.

The school tweeted a description of the suspect. "Suspect described as white male, gray sweat pants, gray hat w/neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack. On foot towards McComas. Call 911."

Virginia Tech is asking anyone with information to call the VT Tip Line at 540-231-6411.

In 2007, 33 people were killed when a student went on a shooting rampage at the campus.
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I saw this on line and thought not again! What the HELL is going on with people
today, , it is too easy to get a gun ! Something need to be gone to made it harder for some people to get their hands on a gun.
 
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whatdidyousay! said:
I saw this on line and thought not again! What the HELL is going on with people
today, , it is too easy to get a gun ! Something need to be gone to made it harder for some people to get their hands on a gun.
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It was 4 years ago today since the large amount of deaths in a campus shooting at this same school. :angel:
 
Another senseless shooting. Sad! It will interesting to see what was behind this horrible incident.
 
I cannot imagine how this will affect enrollment in the near future. Very sad.
 
It is a sad thing, but Virginians are a hardy stock. They will grieve this day and then move on.
 
This shooting can't really be connected to the campus, either. If the situation had taken place off campus, it would have barely made the news. The shooter had no connection to the university. Had he been stopped near the real estate office where the SUV was taken, and a local officer shot in the process, it would have gone no further than the local news.
 
Virginia Tech remembers slain police officer
Virginia Tech remembers slain police officer - CNN.com

The Virginia Tech community on Monday remembered Deriek Crouse, the police officer who was gunned down last week while conducting a routine traffic stop on campus.

The funeral service for Crouse, 39, was held at Cassell Coliseum, near where authorities say he was shot dead Thursday by Ross Truett Ashley. A witness saw Ashley approach the officer's vehicle -- where Crouse was at the time -- and open fire, then flee the scene, police said.

The 22-year-old shooter, who was not involved in the traffic stop and had no connection with Crouse before the shooting, killed himself about 30 minutes later a quarter of a mile away, authorities said.

"He was a lifelong public servant," Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said of Crouse at Monday's service. "For the last four years, he went to work here protecting the citizens of the state and the students and the faculty and the administrators of Virginia Tech, swearing the oath of the Constitution, strapping on his gun, putting on his badge and doing a police officer's duty."

Crouse, an Army veteran, joined the Virginia Tech police force six months after a 2007 mass shooting on the Virginia Tech campus, according to the school's website.

He had worked at the New River Valley jail and with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department. Crouse was trained as a crisis intervention officer, firearms instructor and defensive tactics instructor.

The Christiansburg, Virginia, resident is survived by his wife, Tina, plus five children and stepchildren, his mother and brother.

Students, supporters and others affiliated with Virginia Tech have championed Crouse's memory since his death, including making attempts to help his family.

An online effort known as "Hokies for Crouse" had raised nearly $75,000 for the Crouse family as of early Monday afternoon.
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