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In the minutes after the 12:30 p.m. shooting, Virginia Tech officials sent a flurry of e-mail messages, texts and tweets urging students and employees to stay inside locked rooms and away from campus.
A witness reportedly saw a third party suspect approach Crouse, fire a weapon and then flee the scene, Dr. Gene Deisinger Deputy Chief Officer of Virginia Tech Police Department said in a press conference.
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