I don't know who put this together, but it's powerful. For a list and photos of the victims, see Mary Ann's blog and zboy417's blog.  Then take a look at victim Lauren McCain's Myspace page.  (The comments section is piercing.)  We mourn as a nation, and our prayers cry out in unison for all the families and friends.     -Kathy

Monday, April 16
7:15 a.m.: A 9-1-1 emergency call to Virginia Tech Police reports a shooting at West Ambler Johnston Hall, leaving one person dead and one injured. The second person later died.

7:30 a.m.: Investigators were following up on leads concerning a person of interest in relation to the double homicide. Investigators from VT PD and Blacksburg PD were actively following up on various leads. Meanwhile, Cho returns to his dorm room to re-load and leaves a "disturbing note."

8:00 a.m.: Classes begin.

8:25 a.m.: Virginia Tech leadership team meets to develop a plan on how to notify students of the homicide. Meanwhile, police stop the unidentified "person of interest" in a vehicle off-campus and detain him for questioning.

9:00 a.m.: Virginia Tech leadership team is briefed on the latest events in the ongoing dormitory homicide investigation.  

9:05 a.m.: Cho seen in Norris Hall, an Engineering building. Cho chains the doors shut from the inside.

9:26 a.m.: E-mails go out to campus staff, faculty, and students saying there has been a shooting on campus (in reference to the Dorm shooting).

9:45 a.m.: Students in the engineering building Norris Hall call police to report more shots have been fired.[75] Cho kills thirty more people before turning the gun on himself. Police have breached the barricaded doors, but the shooter is dead before police arrive.

9:50 a.m.: A second e-mail announcing: "A gunman is loose on campus. Stay in buildings until further notice. Stay away from all windows" is sent to all Virginia Tech email addresses. Loudspeakers broadcast a similar message.

10:17 a.m.: A third e-mail cancels classes and advises people to stay where they are.

10:52 a.m.: A fourth e-mail warns of a multiple shooting with multiple victims in Norris Hall, saying the shooter has been arrested and that police are hunting for a possible second shooter. The entrances to the campus buildings are locked.  

12:00 p.m.: At a press conference, authorities said there may have been more than twenty-one people killed and twenty-eight injured.

12:42 p.m.: University President Charles Steger announces that police are releasing people from buildings and that counseling centers are being set up.

4:01 p.m.: President Bush speaks from the White House regarding the shooting.

7:30 p.m.: A final confirmation that there have been thirty-one deaths at Norris Hall, including the shooter.

Tuesday, April 17

9:15 a.m.: Virginia Tech Police Department releases name of shooter as Cho Seung-Hui and confirms the death toll of 33.  

9:30 a.m.: Virginia Tech announces that classes would be canceled "for the remainder of the week to allow students the time they need to grieve and seek assistance as needed."

2:00 p.m.: A convocation ceremony is held for the University community at the Cassell Coliseum.

8:00 p.m.: A candlelight vigil is held on the University Drillfield.

4.16.07.

Keep the Virginia Tech Hokies in your prayers.. May the Lord be with the families of the lost and injured ones.