Echoes of Columbine

Last updated: March 31, 2018 Date:  April 16 Year: 2007 School:  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Location:  Blacksburg State: Virginia Wounded: 23 Fatalities:  32 Shots Fired:  174/100 hits (60% fatality rate) (carried an additional 200 rounds, 17 10 - 15 round spent magazines were found at the scene) Time lapsed:  9 minutes Police response time:  3 minutes, 5 to break through chains How ended:  Suicide as police approached Civilians involved:  No Perpetrator:  Seung Hui Cho, Age:  23 Family history:  Born in South Korea, his family emigrated to the U.S. when Cho was 8. Relatives were concerned about him from a young age, because he didn't speak or make eye contact, and he was believed to be selectively mute. He was considered well behaved and obedient child, he just showed no emotion. Grandfather reports Cho never called him grandfather or embraced him as a child. ...

Last Updated: March 27, 2018 Date:  October 2 Year:  2006 School:  West Nickel Mines Amish School  Location:  Lancaster County State: Pennsylvania Wounded:  5 Fatalities:  6 Shots Fired:  17 (though some reports say there were bullet holes "everywhere") Time lapsed: 42 minutes Police response time: 6 minutes How ended: Suicide Civilians involved:  No Perpetrator:  Charles Carl Roberts Age: 32 Family history:  Roberts was known as a church going family man and loving father who drove a milk tuck. He was home schooled as a child, and he home schooled his children. Red flags:  Unknown. First reported sign of trouble was when his wife found the suicide notes he had left for he family. She feared he was suicidal, and called police. By the time she found them the hostage situation was well in progress.  Mental illness history:  Unknown. Experts believe he suffered from severe...