Gunman kills 30 at Virginia Tech

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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) " A gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, in a classroom across campus Monday, killing at least 30 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, government officials told The Associated Press. The gunman was killed, bringing the death toll to 31.

Students and a Virginia Tech employee said the first e-mail warning they got from the university about the rampage came more than two hours after the first shots were fired " by which time the gunman had struck again.

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If anyone has information on this incident, or knows someone who does, please contact Kelli Du Fresne at kdufresne@nevadaappeal.com .