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The '''Virginia Tech shooting''' was a [[spree killer|spree shooting]] that occurred on April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the [[Virginia Tech|Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]], [[Virginia]], United States. [[Seung-Hui Cho]], an [[undergraduate]] student at the university, killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two [[semi-automatic pistol]]s. Six others were injured jumping out of windows to escape Cho.
The attacks received international media coverage and provoked widespread criticism of [[U.S. gun culture]].{{r|Perry}} It sparked debate about [[gun violence]], [[gun law]]s, gaps in the U.S. system for treating [[mental health]] issues, Cho's state of mind, the responsibility of college administrations,{{r|Spielman}} [[privacy law]]s, [[journalism ethics and standards|journalism ethics]], and other issues. News organizations that aired portions of Cho's multimedia [[manifesto]] were criticized by victims' families, Virginia law enforcement officials, and the [[American Psychiatric Association]].{{r|Maddox|APA}}
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