A gunman opened up fire on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia today killing at least 22 students.  Another 21 students were seriously wounded and were sent to the hospital.

Campus police said there was only one shooter and he is now dead. They are unsure if the shooter was a student and it was unclear if he was shot by police or took his own life.

“The university was struck today with a tragedy of monumental proportions,” Virginia Tech President Charles Steger said during a press conference shortly after noon. “The university is shocked and horrified that this would befall our campus … I cannot begin to convey my own personal sense of loss over this senseless of such an incomprehensible and heinous act.”

At 7:15 a.m. Monday, a 911 call came in to the campus police department concerning an incident at West Ambler Johnston, a residence hall, and that there were multiple shooting victims, Steger said. While that investigation was underway, a second shooting was reported in Norris Hall, located at the opposite end of the 2,600-acre campus.
It was the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history.

Our prayers and thoughts are with those who were close to or lost someone today in this tragic killing spree.