Seung-Hui Cho
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Cho Seung-hui | |
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| Status | Deceased (suicide) |
Template:Koreanname Template:Korean name Cho Seung-hui (January 18 1984[1] – April 16, 2007) was identified by law enforcement authorities as the shooter in the Virginia Tech massacre[2][3][4] of April 16, 2007.
Biography
Cho Seung-Hui was born in South Korea and emigrated to the United States as an 8-year-old child with his parents in September 1992. [5] According to Virginia Tech, Cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year as an English major. He was a South Korean national but was a permanent legal resident of the United States,[6] and had a permanent address listed in Centreville, Virginia, an unincorporated community in western Fairfax County located within the Washington Metropolitan Area[7] His family currently resides in Virginia where they run a dry-cleaning business.[7][8]
He was living on campus in Harper Residence Hall.[9]
Virginia Tech massacre
According to reports, Cho left a "disturbing note" criticizing "rich kids", "debauchery", and "deceitful charlatans" before killing two people in a dorm room.[8] Two hours later, he then crossed the campus to continue his rampage in a classroom building.[4] Police identified Cho by matching fingerprints on the guns used in the shootings with immigration materials.[4] The words "Ismail Ax" were found inscribed on his arm in red ink. [8] Officials have described finding a March purchase receipt for a GLOCK 9mm [8] used in the assault[10] and note that permanent residents in Virginia may legally purchase firearms with proof of residency.[11]
University spokesman Larry Hincker called Cho a "loner" and said university officials were having a hard time finding information about him.[12] For example, Virginia Tech students of Korean descent report that Cho rarely joined in the activities of Korean campus clubs. [13]
Cho killed himself after the shootings on April 16, 2007.
Notes
- ^ NPR
- ^ VT front page
- ^ John M. Broder. "Virginia Gunman Identified as a Student". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ a b c "Gunman Identified as Massacre at Virginia Tech Enters Second Day". ABC News. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2007-04-17T145327Z_01_N17413605_RTRIDST_0_USA-CRIME-SHOOTING-CHO.XML
- ^ http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/041807dnnatvatech.1a36bd32.html
- ^ a b http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041700563.html?hpid=topnews
- ^ a b c d Newsday
- ^ VT page about tragedy
- ^ "Gunman ID'd as student; tests tie same gun to both attacks". New York Newsday. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ "Shooter Identified as Cho Seung-Hui". ABC News. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ^ Gunman identified in Virginia Tech shootings
- ^ "범인은 '외톨이'" 조승희 누구인가, retrived from Chosun.com 07-04-17