Virginia Tech Massacre

The Virginia Tech massacre occurred on April 16, 2007, with 32 people killed (5 faculty and 27 students) it represents the worst mass murder in American history. In two different attacks about two hours apart, Seung-Hui Cho, was a South Korean with  the United States permanent-resident status who had lived in the country since the age of 8, used two firearms, a 22-caliber Walther P22 semiautomatic handgun and a 9-rnm semiautomatic Glock 19 handgun, both of which Cho was able to purchase despite his documented mental problems, which did not appear on the instant background check, Cho shot and killed two students at 7:15 a.m. in a dormitory. He then mailed a package of writings and a video recording to NBC News. Contained in the package was an 1800-word manifesto along with photos and videos. In the manifesto Cho compared himself to Jesus Christ and expressed his hatred for "rich kids" and "deceitful charlatans." About 2 hours later he entered a classroom building, chained the 3 main entry doors shut, and proceeded to murder students and faculty, He would unleash a deadly volley to 170 rounds, killing an additional 30 people and wounding many more. The hollow-point bullets that he used inflicted greater injury to the victims. Finally, when police arrived, Cho killed himself.

Cho fit the classic profile of a school shooter. He was a "loner," and he felt that he was picked on and made fun of. He was bullied due to speech difficulties. He also had a history of mental problems. Several of his professors found his writing for class assignments to be very disturbing and had encouraged him to obtain counseling. Earlier in 2005, he actually been mentally retarded by the special justice of Virginia and ordered to take treatment.

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