One of the deadliest single-perpetrator shooting rampage in the history of the United States occurred at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, on April 16, 2007.
The shooter, Cho Seung Hui, killed 32 students and faculty and wounded 30 others before committing suicide. Beginning shortly after 7:00 a.m. at West Ambler Johnson Hall, a dormitory on the Virginia Tech campus. Cho used two handguns to kill and wound his victims. The early morning events are summarized as follows: 7:15 a.m. Police receive a 911 phone call, reporting shots fired at Johnson Hall. Police find a female student and make resident advisor fatally wounded. Based on witness interviews, police believe the shooting is an isolated domestic incident. Police do not initiate campus-wide security measures.
Were any or all of the killings at Virginia Tech preventable? Why? Explain. The VA Tech incident involved two crime scenes. Based on the Locard Exchange Principle, how might the forensic technician connect the shooter to both crime scenes?
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