Remembering Virginia Tech

Six years ago today, the Virginia Tech massacre took the lives of 32 individuals at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia. The attack was perpetrated by Seug-Hui Cho, a Virginia Tech senior. The shooter committed suicide after gunning down professors and students on the university's campus, using a .22-caliber Walther P22 semi-automatic handgun and a semi-automatic Glock 19 handgun.

The shootings began around 7:15 a.m. on the west side of campus at West Ambler Johnston Hall, where two students were killed. As police responded to the first shootings, Cho changed into clean clothes and attempted to mail a package to NBC News with video records and personal writings.

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