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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 3459653" data-attributes="member: 34175">Yesterday was a bit of a hectic day, I know not one but two engineering students at VT.  From an insider's perspective this was passed on to me.  The original reports were that an male asian student had been the original shooter, when police arrived on the scene they found a man fitting the description of the reported shooter who was unable to account for his whereabouts with enough varacity (and was completely uncooperative) to convice the police that he wasn't the shooter...they were actually getting ready to leave the scene when the second set of shootings happened.So for those that have faulted the police and the faculty about inaction, please think more thoughfully of your fellow human beings, they had no reason to suspect they had the wrong person.  When the second wave started the SWAT team appearantly reacted in record time, considereing this isn't a usual occurance in such a rural area (yes, even though Blackburn is a college town, by urban standards, its pretty rural.)The media has pretty much savaged the faculty for their lack of action, but please remember, they also were quick to lynch the young men at Duke, the media weren't there, wait until the facts come out before passing judgement.    Now as for the students, faculty and families, my prayers are definately with them.</blockquote>