According to preliminary data, there are victims.
There was a shooting on the territory of the Virginia Institute of Technology in the United States, there are victims. Currently, the campus and surrounding areas are cordoned off by police.
This is reported by the New York Post.
According to police, a signal was received about an armed man near the university. Soon the students were asked to stay at home and not go outside because of the existing danger.
Several people were taken to the hospital, the exact number of victims is not called. There is also no information whether it was possible to detain the person who opened fire.
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Recall that in Minnesota, unknown persons opened fire on the porch of the school. One student was killed, the other was taken to the hospital in serious condition. The shooters disappeared while they were being searched.
And in Virginia, a man tried to break into a private college. He was noticed by the security guards of the institution and immediately called the police. After a short conversation, the man shot two policemen.