Details are sketchy, but at least one dead and possibly 17 others injured in shootings.
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Bless the children and their parents.
Big prayers from this part of the state...
...20 confirmed dead, including the gunman.
...20 confirmed dead, including the gunman.
Devastating.
Horrible. At least 21 dead now.
ABC says more dead than at either Columbine H.S. or UT-Austin. Many prayers needed.
prayers for the students, families & friends
Please pray for all these folks. We have several close friends with kids at Tech; some we've verified are okay; others haven't been reached by phone yet. Unbelievably anxious moments going on this minute.
I am sick, this is just horrible. Prayers to all of the Tech students and their families.
Last friday I found out that one of our sub-contractoes offices were closed for a week. Boyfriend entered the building and shot his girlfriend. She pulled though. I just can't stand what is happening to our society these days, is it too easy to get a gun, poeple have so much rage and can't control it. Why?
Last friday I found out that one of our sub-contractoes offices were closed for a week. Boyfriend entered the building and shot his girlfriend. She pulled though. I just can't stand what is happening to our society these days, is it too easy to get a gun, poeple have so much rage and can't control it. Why?
Prayers for all involved. This is horrific.
TPM ... you raise very good questions and I am not sure we could all agree on what the causes are but I know we can all agree that it is scarey to think that our children and loved ones aren't safe from the rage that fills some people's souls.
TPM ... you raise very good questions and I am not sure we could all agree on what the causes are but I know we can all agree that it is scarey to think that our children and loved ones aren't safe from the rage that fills some people's souls.
Prayers from the Chicago area. We're just so saddened.
our prayers for the kids and parents, something you never expect when you send them off to school.god be with them.
I will never understand what would make a person do something so unthinkable. May the families find strength through God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Twenty-two murdered.
May the Good Lord bring His comfort on those who have suffered such tragic loss.
May the Good Lord bring His comfort on those who have suffered such tragic loss.
quote:Twenty-two murdered.
It gets worse. They are now reporting 32
This is the kind of nightmare that we dare not even consider for our own children. I believe Jemaz has a kid at Va Tech. I pray for his children's safety, and for all the kids and families involved.
I may be wrong, but isn't Kaymart headed there next year?
Has anyone heard from Jemaz? Is his child safe?
I always felt after 9/11 that the next target would be our families, in schools and malls. Hopefully, that is not the case here. Either way, it is hard to understand how this can be allowed to happen to our children.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
They are reporting at least 30 have lost their lives and another 30 injured.
A punch to the gut. Prayers for God's healing presence to be felt by everyone during this tragedy.
A punch to the gut. Prayers for God's healing presence to be felt by everyone during this tragedy.
My prayers go out to those families involved.
I, no matter how hard I try, cannot fathom what would make a person do something like this.
I, no matter how hard I try, cannot fathom what would make a person do something like this.
One unconfirmed report on Fox News says the gunman was a heavily-armed Asian man looking for his girlfriend. He reportedly lined up people and shot them dead.
Prayers going up for you and yours in the V-Tech area... I have no words
wow this is the first im hearin about this ill definately be praying for them this is just awefull
No words can even come close to what I am feeling. Praying for all involved.
All of our local kids have checked in and are okay, but very scary-one was on the dorm floor above the first shooting, one was 2 buildings over from the Engineering building.
Pray and pray and pray some more for the families and friends of the slain students. These scars won't heal. There is no sense to be made of something like this, and it unfortunately reminds us all we're just one nut case away from our last breath. Never could I have imagined anything like this happening in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Pray and pray and pray some more for the families and friends of the slain students. These scars won't heal. There is no sense to be made of something like this, and it unfortunately reminds us all we're just one nut case away from our last breath. Never could I have imagined anything like this happening in Blacksburg, Virginia.
We will pray and pray and pray some more.
quote:All of our local kids have checked in and are okay,
Hokie,
Gald to hear all that you know are well, and my thoughts go out to all the others
I have a friend on the VT Baseball Team, I just heard from him, he's doing alright, but he was very very lucky, for some reason he didn't go to class this morning and because of that he wasn't involved, he said his first class was at the building where the shooting was.
My prayers go out to all the students and their families and friends
My prayers go out to all the students and their families and friends
WHY???? God bless the children. And the teacher(s) who were killed and wounded.
And their families. And friends. And teachers and administration.
Through tears I pray, in Jesus's name Amen.
I know that when something like happens at a school close by, or to which you have close ties, it truly feels like it is your family that has been hurt. So my heart goes out to hokieone and all the other Hokies who are reeling. I know that my own heart is so heavy right now. Life today is so violent in so many ways and it can happen anywhere, to anyone. We just tend to forget how vulnerable we all are.
I will save for another day and another place, my own political rant about gun control and campus security.
I will save for another day and another place, my own political rant about gun control and campus security.
I am in shock, and at a loss for words.
Just got off from work and heard the horrible news.
.....I shall pray some more this afternoon,....
My heart aches.
Hokieone,...an extra prayer and hugzz.
Just got off from work and heard the horrible news.
.....I shall pray some more this afternoon,....
My heart aches.
Hokieone,...an extra prayer and hugzz.
Thanks. Politics neat to take a back seat.
quote:Originally posted by sluggo:
I always felt after 9/11 that the next target would be our families, in schools and malls.
I have been haunted by that thought for a long time. Whenever something like this happens, the rage I feel from 9/11 wells up in me. This whole country is a target and we cannot even identify who or what the enemy is because of political correctness. Even though today's terrible slayings may not be a terrorist incident per se, the Beltway snipers provided the blue print on how to terrorize the entire nation with much less sophistication than employed on 9/11.
CD, you are so on target with your comment on political correctness. Terrorist may never have to act again inside our boundaries...we are imploding. I am not pointing fingers, I wish I had any kind of answer to this madness.
After returning from a very sad funeral today I first heard the reports.
Don’t even know what to say. Now I am listening to some woman blame the University for all of this. Seems she thinks they (College Officials) really screwed up somehow. How do you ever become prepared for something like this?
This is just shocking!
Don’t even know what to say. Now I am listening to some woman blame the University for all of this. Seems she thinks they (College Officials) really screwed up somehow. How do you ever become prepared for something like this?
This is just shocking!
What happened at VA Tech is terrible but what also concerns me are copycats and repurcussions against those resemble the coward who took the lives.
Initial reports are pointing at an Asian who pulled thr trigger. This is the time where we as parents have to make a point to the kids that one bad apple does not make a race. We have always been a melting pot where contributions have been made by a multiude of nationalities and I feel that is why our life style is what it is. It is never too early to share that message. In the next few weeks we try to begin the healing time, but many times "hate" will stick out it's ugly head.
I don't want to hijack this thread with a politcal statement, but rather a proactive message to share with your kids.
Initial reports are pointing at an Asian who pulled thr trigger. This is the time where we as parents have to make a point to the kids that one bad apple does not make a race. We have always been a melting pot where contributions have been made by a multiude of nationalities and I feel that is why our life style is what it is. It is never too early to share that message. In the next few weeks we try to begin the healing time, but many times "hate" will stick out it's ugly head.
I don't want to hijack this thread with a politcal statement, but rather a proactive message to share with your kids.