<P> On April 16 , 2007 , a school shooting occurred at West Ambler Johnston Hall and Norris Hall at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , in Blacksburg , Virginia . Seung - Hui Cho , an undergraduate student at the university and a U.S. resident of South Korean origin , shot 49 people on campus with two semi-automatic pistols ( a Glock 19 and a Walther P22 ) , killing 32 and wounding 17 . Several other victims were injured jumping from windows to escape Cho . As police stormed Norris Hall to find and arrest Cho , he shot himself in the head with a pistol , and died instantly . </P>
<P> On April 16 , 2007 , a school shooting occurred at West Ambler Johnston Hall and Norris Hall at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , in Blacksburg , Virginia . Seung - Hui Cho , an undergraduate student at the university and a U.S. resident of South Korean origin , shot 49 people on campus with two semi-automatic pistols ( a Glock 19 and a Walther P22 ) , killing 32 and wounding 17 . Several other victims were injured jumping from windows to escape Cho . As police stormed Norris Hall to find and arrest Cho , he shot himself in the head with a pistol , and died instantly . </P>
what type of guns did the virginia tech shooter use
what type of guns did the virginia tech shooter use
semi-automatic pistols ( a Glock 19 and a Walther P22 )
semi-automatic pistols ( a Glock 19 and a Walther P22 )