Appalachian School of Law ShootingsNews Stories in the week after the Appalachian School of Law ShootingsThe Associated Press- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A student upset about flunking out of law school shot his dean and a professor to death in their offices and opened fire on a crowd of students, killing one and injuring three others, authorities said. Peter Odighizuwa, 42, was tackled, pinned to the ground and handcuffed by students after the shooting and was later taken into custody by police. He was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Grundy General District Court. Odighizuwa went to the campus of the Appalachia School of Law on Wednesday..http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#163 The Associated Press- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A former law student who is accused of killing his dean, a law professor and another student told a judge Thursday that he is sick and needs help. Peter Odighizuwa shuffled into Buchanan County General District Court in leg chains, surrounded by police officers. Hiding his face behind his green arrest warrant, Odighizuwa told Judge Patrick Johnson, &8220;I was supposed to see my doctor. He was supposed to help me out. &8230; I don&8217;t have my medication.&8221; Odighizuwa, a 43-year-old...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#164 World News Now (2:00 AM ET) - ABC- (Found June 19, 2008 ) ALINA CHO, co-anchor: A dismissed student from a small law school in Western Virginia is under arrest for a deadly shooting rampage. The dean at the Appalachian School of Law, a professor and a student were killed. Three other students were wounded. The alleged gunman is a naturalized US citizen from Nigeria who flunked out last year but was allowed to return, only to be dismissed again this week. DEREK McGINTY, co-anchor: On Capitol Hill, the Hart Senate office building is being prepared to...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#154 World News Now (2:00 AM ET) - ABC- (Found June 19, 2008 ) ALINA CHO, co-anchor: Here are this morning&8217;s top stories at ABC News: In a visit to Kabul this morning, Secretary of State Colin Powell said the US would re&8211;remain committed to Afghanistan for a long time, and that Washington would make a significant contribution to its rebuilding. Powell met with interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai immediately after his arrival. The body of the seventh Marine killed in last week&8217;s crash of a refueling plane in Pakistan was given a color guard...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#153 The Associated Press State & Local Wire- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A man shot his ex-girlfriend to death Friday at the community college she attended, then killed himself, authorities said. No one else was injured in the shootings just before 11 a.m. at Broward Community College. Michael Holness, 23, of Miramar, shot Moriah Ann Pierce with a .357 Magnum and then turned the gun on himself between two buildings at the school&8217;s main campus, police said. They died a short time later at Broward General Medical Center. Pierce, 20, of Dania Beach, was studying...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/18#152 Vanguard (Nigeria): AAGM- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A NIGERIAN student recently suspended by his U.S. law school went on a shooting spree on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding three more, a local coroner and physician said. The gunman used a .38-calibre semi-automatic handgun at point-blank range to shoot the school s dean and a professor, killing both men, before opening fire on his fellow students in Grundy, Virginia, said Doctor Jack Briggs. One student was killed, and three more were injured in the rampage at the Appalachian School.http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/18#144 The Washington Post- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Thomas F. Blackwell was a hard-charging corporate lawyer known for a methodical and creative approach to his cases. But here in this tiny mountain town, he was known for singing duets with his wife in the Buchanan First Presbyterian Choir and for his fiery homemade chili at his son&8217;s Boy Scout gatherings. Grundy remembered Blackwell today, along with L. Anthony Sutin and Angela Denise Dales, who were all fatally shot Wednesday at the Appalachian School of Law. At memorial services and...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/18#145 The Washington Post- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Thomas F. Blackwell was a hard-charging corporate lawyer known for a methodical and creative approach to his cases. But here in this tiny mountain town, he was known for singing duets with his wife in the Buchanan First Presbyterian Choir and for his fiery homemade chili at his son&8217;s Boy Scout gatherings. Grundy remembered Blackwell today, along with L. Anthony Sutin and Angela Denise Dales, who were all fatally shot Wednesday at the Appalachian School of Law. At memorial services and...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/18#146 The Washington Times- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Peter Odighizuwa had a history of violent behavior that ended Wednesday in a shooting spree at the rural Appalachian Law School, leaving three dead, including L. Anthony Sutin, dean of the school and former Clinton administration official, and three others injured, police reported. Court documents show that in August 2001, Mr. Odighizuwa, a Nigerian immigrant, was arrested in the assault and battery of his wife, Abieyuwa. Mrs. Odighizuwa was given an emergency protective order against her...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/18#147 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A former visiting professor at the Chicago-Kent School of Law was among three people who were shot to death at a Virginia law school. Thomas F. Blackwell, who had taught legal research and writing here for two years, was slain Wednesday along with the dean of the Appalachian School of Law and one of its students. A former student is accused of going on a shooting rampage that also left three students wounded. &8220;He was a talented teacher and scholar and was respected by both our faculty...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/18#148 |