Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger described his reaction to the killings as horror, disbelief, and profound sorrow. But even as administrators expressed grief, they faced questions about whether the university could have done more to prevent the bloodshed. Virginia Tech police responded to the first shooting (at the dormitory) minutes after it occurred.
But university Police Chief Wendell Flinchum says administrators saw no reason at that point to lock down the rest of the campus because they thought the dormitory shooting was an isolated incident, a domestic dispute that posed no danger to the rest of the student body.
"We had information from witnesses and the evidence at the scene that led us to believe the shooter was no longer in the building and more than likely off campus," Flinchum said. "We were acting on information we had at the time. We secured the building. We secured the crime scene. You can second guess all day. We acted on the best information we had at the time."
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But university Police Chief Wendell Flinchum says administrators saw no reason at that point to lock down the rest of the campus because they thought the dormitory shooting was an isolated incident, a domestic dispute that posed no danger to the rest of the student body.
"We had information from witnesses and the evidence at the scene that led us to believe the shooter was no longer in the building and more than likely off campus," Flinchum said. "We were acting on information we had at the time. We secured the building. We secured the crime scene. You can second guess all day. We acted on the best information we had at the time."
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