Update on the Virginia Tech murders- Collegiate Times newspaper

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Updated list of the confirmed deceased at Virginia Tech
Planet Blacksburg is also covering Virginia Tech

Updates from Virginia Tech here

The Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Student paper will be updating the info all day..so keep refreshing this page for updates

From NRO =


"I am the department head of Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) to which Professors Liviu Librescu and Kevin Granata belonged to. They were both world class researchers, excellent teachers, outstanding mentors to doctoral students, and fully involved in outreach to the profession. ESM is a unique interdisciplinary department, one of few in the US, and their presence greatly enriched our program. There are few programs in the US that have scholars of their caliber and in their particular disciplines on the same faculty.........."

A Parent's worst nightmare........

Tuesday, April 17th 2007(Last Update: 4:07AM)
List of confirmed deceased

Maxine Turner
Vienna, Va.
Senior, Chemical Engineering

Henry Lee
Roanoke, Va.
Freshman, Computer Engineering

Matt La Porte
Dumont, N.J.
Freshman, University Studies

Jamie Bishop
Instructor, Foreign Languages and Literatures (German)

G.V. Loganathan
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Juan Ortiz
Graduate Student, Civil Engineering

Jarrett Lane
Narrows, Va.
Senior, Civil Engineering

Ryan Clark
Columbia County, Ga.
Senior, Biology, English, Psychology

Leslie Sherman
Sophomore, History and International Studies

Caitlin Hammaren
Sophomore, International Studies and French

Liviu Librescu
Professor, Engineering Science & Mechanics

( Update- Foxnews reporting that this Professor who was a Holocaust survivor held the door shut while being shot at - until his students could escape by the windows- he was murdered by the shooter)
update:

The man died a hero

Kevin Granata
Professor, Engineering Science & Mechanics

Reema Samaha
Centreville, Va.
Freshman

Emily Hilscher
Woodville, Va.
Freshman, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Equine Science

We will have further updates as the story continues to develop.