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Virginia Tech alerts of possible gun shots on campus

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"Suspect described as white male, gray sweat pants, gray hat w/neon green brim, maroon hoodie and backpack. On foot towards McComas. Call 911"

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Live updates from Collegiate Times Twitter Feed

Reuters: FLASH: Two killed in shooting at Virginia Tech -University spokesman

UPDATED 1:25 p.m.: Blacksburg Transit has been suspended.

UPDATED 1:14 p.m.: Virginia Tech has confirmed a police officer has been shot. A second victim is reported in the Cage Lot.

UDPATED 1:10 p.m.: There is another crime scene near the Duck Pond.

UPDATED 1:00 p.m.: NEWS7 reporter Karen Kiley is reporting that a police officer is the one who has been shot.
 
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The Fox news headline says the officer was "shot dead," although there's absolutely nothing about that in the story. Fox, who knows.
 
rcpratt said:
The Fox news headline says the officer was "shot dead," although there's absolutely nothing about that in the story. Fox, who knows.
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a witness was on CNN just now and saying he saw someone being resuscitated.. could have been the officer.
Twitter picture from OP link shows a body on the ground covered in sheet... 🙁
 
via @CollegiateTimes "Police entering performance arts building on College Ave. One person surrendered. Another apparently at large...

Person who surrendered was wearing gray shirt and jeans. Unsure if he was suspect"
 
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/08/reports-of-shots-fired-at-virginia-tech/?hpt=hp_t3
CNN has some updates:

[Updated 1:39 p.m. ET] Sirens were heard around the Virginia Tech campus Thursday, and rescue workers were trying to resuscitate a person who was on the ground, school employee Brian Walls told CNN. The school was on lockdown after shots were reported, and the school's website said a police officer was shot.
[Updated 1:16 p.m. ET] A police officer has been shot on or near the campus of Virginia Tech, the university's website says. A possible second victim is reported down in a parking lot and the suspect is at large, the website says.
Classes for the semester ended Wednesday. Students were preparing Thursday for final exams.
[Posted 1:01 p.m. ET] The campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg is on lockdown after a report of shots being fired on the campus.
The suspected shooter is described as a white male wearing gray sweat pants, a gray hat with a neon green brim and a maroon hoodie and carrying a backpack, according to the university's website.
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