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Gunman Kills More Than 20 at Virginia Tech

A gunman opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., on Monday.
Lindsay Mangum, NPR /
A gunman opened fire on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., on Monday.

In what has become the deadliest shooting at a U.S. college campus, more than 20 people have died after a gunman fired on people at a Virginia Tech dorm and classroom.

The exact number of fatalities has not been confirmed, and many others were wounded in the shootings.

Thomas Sakach, a WUVT radio DJ and freshman at Virginia Tech, talks with Alex Chadwick and Madeleine Brand.

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