Appalachian School of Law ShootingsNews Stories in the week after the Appalachian School of Law ShootingsAssociated Press Worldstream- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Tracy Bridges didn&8217;t have much time to think when he saw Peter Odighizuwa on the front lawn of the Appalachian School of Law moments after he allegedly went on a killing spree. &8220;I just reacted,&8221; said Bridges, a student and sheriff&8217;s deputy who tackled Odighizuwa with classmates Todd Ross and Ted Besen after the Wednesday shootings. The three men pinned Odighizuwa to the ground, and Bridges handcuffed the man&8217;s arms behind his back. Odighizuwa, 42, a former student who..http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#168 Associated Press Online- (Found June 19, 2008 ) The expelled law school student accused of killing his dean and two others in a campus shooting spree was so paranoid and prone to outbursts that at least one classmate said he saw the violence coming. At Thursday&8217;s arraignment on three counts of capital murder, Peter Odighizuwa, 43, told the judge he was sick and needed help. &8220;I was supposed to see my doctor,&8221; Odighizuwa said, hiding his face behind a green arrest warrant. &8220;He was supposed to help me out &8230; I don&8217;t.http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#167 Associated Press Online- (Found June 19, 2008 ) Tracy Bridges didn&8217;t have much time to think when he saw Peter Odighizuwa on the front lawn of the Appalachian School of Law moments after he allegedly went on a killing spree. &8220;I just reacted,&8221; said Bridges, a student and sheriff&8217;s deputy who tackled Odighizuwa with classmates Todd Ross and Ted Besen after the Wednesday shootings. The three men pinned Odighizuwa to the ground, and Bridges handcuffed the man&8217;s arms behind his back. Odighizuwa, 42, a former student who...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#166 Bristol Evening Post- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A DISGRUNTLED student shot and killed three people and wounded three others at a US law college. Police said the college dean, a professor and another student were killed in the incident in Virginia. Peter Odighizuma, 43, pictured, is being held by police over the shooting at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, which happened after he was suspended. Witnesses said the man began firing a .380 semi-automatic handgun in the dean&8217;s office before shooting at random in the student...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#175 Broadcast News (BN)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) GRUNDY, Virginia&8212;A struggling Nigerian student at a Virginia law school went on a campus shooting rampage yesterday, killing the dean, a professor and a student before being tackled by students. Police say the gunman asked a professor to pray for him before he started shooting. The attack, with a semi-automatic handgun, also wounded three students at the Appalachian School of Law. Two were in surgery last night and the third is listed in fair condition. The 42-year-old suspect, (Peter...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#176 Broadcast News (BN)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) (Kabul, Afghanistan-AP)&8212;Secretary of State Colin Powell pledges the U-S will support Afghanistan now and in the future. He&8217;s on a quick visit to Afghanistan before going to India. His movements are being kept secret for security reasons. In Kabul today, Powell met with Afghanistan&8217;s interim president Hamid Karzai (HAH&8217;-mihd KAHR&8217;-zeye) and declared, We will be with you in this current crisis and in the future.&8221; He said the U-S will be making a substantial financial.http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#177 Daily Post (Liverpool)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A GUNMAN killed three people and wounded three others during a shooting spree at a law school in the United States today, officials said. Among the dead at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia, was the dean, Anthony Sutin, said Ellen Qualls, spokeswoman for Governor Mark Warner. She said a student and another member of the faculty were also killed. State police believe students had arrested the suspect, Qualls said. Three students were wounded and taken to Buchanan General...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#187 Daily Post (Liverpool)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) FOUR students overpowered a gunman who went on a shooting spree at their US college last night, killing three people in what a doctor described as &8220;executions&8221;. The four students tackled the man who was armed with a .38 pistol and managed to hold him until police arrived at the Appalachian School of Law, in Grundy, Virginia. He had already shot and killed three people, including the dean of the college and one of the professors, and left three female students critically injured. The...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#186 The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A student who had been dismissed from law school went on a campus shooting spree Wednesday, killing the dean, a professor and a student before he was tackled by students, authorities said. The attack also wounded three female students at the Appalachian School of Law. They were hospitalized in fair condition Wednesday night. &8220;When I got there, there were bodies laying everywhere,&8221; said Dr. Jack Briggs, one of the first to arrive. Dean L. Anthony Sutin and professor Thomas Blackwell...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#185 Chicago Tribune- (Found June 19, 2008 ) A struggling law school student went on a campus shooting spree Wednesday, killing the dean, a professor and a student before he was tackled by students, authorities said. The attack also wounded three students at the Appalachian School of Law. They were hospitalized in fair condition. The school&8217;s dean, L. Anthony Sutin, and professor Thomas Blackwell were gunned down in their offices, according to school officials. Police said the third person slain was student Angela Dales, 33. The...http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/17#183 |