Virginia Tech gunman acted alone, police say
The man who shot dead a police officer before turning the gun on himself at Virginia Tech's campus acted alone, investigators have said. Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says they are still trying to determine why Officer Deriek Crouse was attacked. She told journalists the gunman ran from the scene on Thursday and changed clothes before taking his own life. The university was the site of the worst US school shooting, in 2007, when a gunman killed 32 people and himself. Ms Geller told Friday's news conference that the gunman was not a student at Virginia Tech. But she declined to say more until the medical examiner confirms his identity and next of kin are notified. Investigators have found no link between the gunman and Officer Crouse, a married father of five and 39-year-old Army veteran. The policeman was attacked while performing a routine traffic stop in a car park shortly after midday on Thursday. (Full Story)
