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11:02 p.m.
From Lindsey Ward, in the field
WSLS Reporter
lward@wsls.com
Larry Hincker says the VT Alerts message was sent out around 7:30 p.m., and it took about 15 minutes for all 40,000 message to be sent.
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10:30 p.m.
Video and sound added.
"I was here for the April 16 shootings and I think this has affected me more because of that -- just like, not again. This already happened here," Jessica St. Clair., a graduate student at Virginia Tech, told us. "I just can't really believe this happened again."
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10:08 p.m.
By WSLS News Staff
news@wsls.com
A Virginia Tech news release has just been put out by Larry Hincker.
Hincker says the original 911 call that Virginia Tech Police received, came in at 7:06 p.m.
The call claimed a woman was being assaulted in the Au Bon Pain cafe at the Graduate Life center at Donaldson-Brown.
Officers then arrived at 7:10 p.m., found the male international student suspect, and took him into custody.
Investigators found a knife at the scene, that they believe to be the murder weapon.
Officers are interviewing witnesses.
If you have any information related to this case, please contact the Virginia Tech Police at 540-231-6411.
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9:39 p.m.
From Lindsey Ward, in the field
WSLS Reporter
lward@wsls.com
Virginia Tech Police Chief and Tech Spokesman Larry Hincker just gave us an update.
Tehy tell us that a female Asian international student was stabbed to death by a male Asian international student.
Investigators say the pair knew each other, and the young woman lived at the Graduate Life center
Hincker says the school is trying to notify the family, but it is difficult because they are from out of the country.
Chief Flinchum says Tech Police received the call about the stabbing a little after 7:00 p.m. When officers arrive, the woman was already dead. Flinchum says the young man who they arrested was there when they arrived. Flinchum says the young man has not been charged, but is being held in police custody. Flinchum called the case a murder investigation.
Hincker says the VT Alerts system worked fine.
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8:49 p.m.
An update from VT Alerts says to avoid the Graduate Life Center area, but otherwise students and faculty can resume normal activity.
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8:13 p.m.
Updated with pictures from crime scene
7:54 p.m.
Virginia Tech Police say a person has been killed at the Graduate Life Center.
Through the VT Alerts system, officers say a suspect is in custody.
WSLS has a crew on the scene. More information as it becomes available.
Watch WSLS at 11:00 p.m. for a full update.
Pictures of crime scene below by WSLS Photojournalist Jarrett Henshaw
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