2007day.year
Virginia Tech shooting: Seung-Hui Cho murders 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide.
Seung-Hui Cho carried out a mass shooting at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, killing 32 people and wounding 17 before taking his own life.
In the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, student Seung-Hui Cho opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus just before 7:15 a.m. on April 16, 2007. Armed with two handguns, Cho first shot two students in a residence hall before moving to Norris Hall, where he killed 30 more people and injured 17. Authorities were criticized for delays in warning the campus. The massacre shocked the nation and intensified the debate over gun control and campus safety. Virginia Tech responded by implementing new security measures, emergency notification systems, and mental health protocols. The event had a lasting impact on school security policies across the United States.
2007
Virginia Tech shooting
Seung-Hui Cho