Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 police_NN2 officer_NN1 ,_, gunman_NN1 killed_VVD A_AT1 routine_NN1 traffic_NN1 stop_NN1 at_II Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 turned_VVD violent_JJ Thursday_NPD1 ,_, leaving_VVG a_AT1 police_NN2 officer_NN1 and_CC his_APPGE assailant_NN1 dead_JJ and_CC the_AT campus_NN1 on_II lockdown_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 scenario_NN1 reminiscent_JJ of_IO the_AT 2007_MC massacre_VV0 that_CST claimed_VVD 33_MC lives_NN2 and_CC redefined_VVD how_RRQ universities_NN2 respond_VV0 to_II emergencies_NN2 ._. 
The_AT mayhem_NN1 began_VVD about_RG 12:15_MC p.m._RA ,_, when_CS a_AT1 Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 patrol_NN1 officer_NN1 stopped_VVD a_AT1 driver_NN1 at_II the_AT university_NN1 's_GE coliseum_NN1 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 --_JJ not_XX the_AT person_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ pulled_VVN over_II --_NN1 walked_VVD up_II21 to_II22 the_AT officer_NN1 and_CC shot_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
The_AT shooter_NN1 then_RT ran_VVD ._. 
The_AT officer_NN1 's_GE body_NN1 was_VBDZ found_VVN in_II a_AT1 sprawling_JJ parking_NN1 lot_NN1 near_II the_AT Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 stadium_NN1 ._. 
The_AT gunman_NN1 's_GE body_NN1 ,_, along_II21 with_II22 a_AT1 weapon_NN1 ,_, were_VBDR found_VVN in_II another_DD1 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 nearby_RL ,_, law_NN1 enforcement_NN1 and_CC government_NN1 officials_NN2 said_VVD ._. 
Authorities_NN2 say_VV0 they_PPHS2 think_VV0 he_PPHS1 killed_VVD himself_PPX1 as_CSA police_NN2 closed_VVD in_RP ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM not_XX say_VVI whether_CSW he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 student_NN1 ._. 
"_" Today_RT ,_, tragedy_NN1 again_RT struck_VVD Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Charles_NP1 W._NP1 Steger_NP1 ,_, president_NN1 of_IO Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 can_VM only_RR say_VVI that_CST words_NN2 do_VD0 n't_XX describe_VVI our_APPGE feelings_NN2 ,_, and_CC they_PPHS2 're_VBR most_RGT elusive_JJ at_II this_DD1 point_NN1 in_II time_NNT1 ._. "_" 
As_II the_AT incident_NN1 unfolded_VVN and_CC state_VV0 troopers_NN2 fanned_VVN across_II the_AT campus_NN1 with_IW automatic_JJ weapons_NN2 ,_, thoughts_NN2 across_II Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 immediately_RR turned_VVN to_II April_NPM1 2007_MC ,_, when_CS the_AT deadliest_JJT college_NN1 shooting_VVG in_II U.S._NP1 history_NN1 occurred_VVD ._. 
But_CCB as_RG similar_JJ as_CSA events_NN2 seemed_VVD ,_, the_AT university_NN1 's_GE response_NN1 was_VBDZ far_RR different_JJ ._. 
Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 immediately_RR went_VVD on_II lockdown_NN1 ,_, from_II the_AT first_MD alert_VV0 at_II 12:36_MC p.m._RA to_II 4:30_MC p.m_RA ._. 
Students_NN2 and_CC faculty_NN1 huddled_VVN behind_II locked_JJ doors_NN2 so_CS21 that_CS22 if_CS a_AT1 gunman_NN1 were_VBDR loose_JJ ,_, he_PPHS1 could_VM n't_XX get_VVI in_II campus_NN1 buildings_NN2 ._. 
The_AT episode_NN1 provided_CS the_AT first_MD real_JJ test_NN1 of_IO Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 's_GE vaunted_JJ emergency_NN1 response_NN1 system_NN1 ,_, created_VVN after_II the_AT mass_JJ shooting_NN1 by_II Seung_NP1 Hui_NP1 Cho_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 disturbed_JJ English_JJ major_NN1 from_II Fairfax_NP1 County_NN1 ._. 
University_NN1 officials_NN2 devised_VVD the_AT system_NN1 after_II intense_JJ criticism_NN1 from_II victims_NN2 '_GE families_NN2 and_CC independent_JJ investigators_NN2 that_CST they_PPHS2 did_VDD not_XX react_VVI quickly_RR enough_RR in_II 2007_MC ._. 
Thursday_NPD1 's_GE response_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 barrage_NN1 of_IO text_NN1 messages_NN2 ,_, e-mails_NN2 ,_, phone_NN1 calls_NN2 ,_, classroom_NN1 alerts_NN2 and_CC audible_JJ sirens_NN2 across_II the_AT 30,000-student_FO campus_NN1 --_NN1 was_VBDZ nearly_RR flawless_JJ ,_, according_II21 to_II22 students_NN2 and_CC staff_NN members_NN2 ._. 
The_AT first_MD report_NN1 of_IO shots_NN2 fired_VVN came_VVD at_II 12:36_MC ,_, minutes_NNT2 after_II the_AT shooting_NN1 ,_, and_CC advised_VVD of_IO gunshots_NN2 at_II the_AT school_NN1 's_GE coliseum_NN1 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 southern_JJ section_NN1 of_IO campus_NN1 devoted_VVD to_II athletics_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 told_VVD the_AT community_NN1 :_: "_" Stay_VV0 inside_RL ._. 
Secure_JJ doors_NN2 ._. "_" 
Alerts_NN2 then_RT came_VVD throughout_II the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT second_NNT1 ,_, at_II 12:47_MC p.m._RA ,_, described_VVD a_AT1 suspect_NN1 as_CSA "_" white_JJ male_NN1 ,_, gray_JJ sweat_NN1 pants_NN2 ,_, gray_JJ hat_NN1 w/neon_FU green_JJ brim_NN1 ,_, maroon_JJ hoodie_NN1 and_CC backpack_NN1 "_" and_CC said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ heading_VVG "_" on_II foot_NN1 towards_II McComas_NP1 ,_, "_" a_AT1 facility_NN1 housing_NN1 health_NN1 and_CC counseling_NN1 services_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 third_MD ,_, at_II 1:11_MC p.m._RA ,_, said_VVD an_AT1 officer_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN shot_VVN ._. 
And_CC so_RR it_PPH1 went_VVD until_CS the_AT last_MD alert_JJ ,_, at_II 4:31_MC p.m._RA ,_, advising_VVG ,_, "_" Resume_VV0 normal_JJ activities_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" The_AT way_NN1 the_AT university_NN1 staff_NN is_VBZ handling_VVG this_DD1 ..._... has_VHZ been_VBN very_RG comforting_JJ ,_, "_" said_VVD Matt_NP1 Banfield_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 senior_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ stranded_JJ ,_, along_II21 with_II22 hundreds_NNO2 of_IO fellow_JJ Hokies_NP1 ,_, inside_II the_AT Squires_NP Student_NN1 Center_NN1 for_IF much_DA1 of_IO the_AT afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
The_AT students_NN2 responded_VVN with_IW a_AT1 distinct_JJ calm_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, tapping_VVG on_II iPhones_NN2 and_CC gathering_VVG information_NN1 from_II television_NN1 sets_NN2 ,_, the_AT Internet_NN1 ,_, and_CC social_JJ networks_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 Twitter_NN1 and_CC Facebook_NP1 ._. 
University_NN1 staff_NN members_NN2 handed_VVD out_RP bottled_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
Jermaine_VV0 Holmes_NP1 ,_, director_NN1 of_IO academic_JJ support_NN1 services_NN2 for_IF student_NN1 athletes_NN2 ,_, sat_VVD in_II his_APPGE office_NN1 across_RL from_II the_AT coliseum_NN1 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 and_CC watched_VVD officers_NN2 gather_VV0 around_RP the_AT crime_NN1 scene_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT facilities_NN2 folks_NN2 locked_VVD down_RP the_AT building_NN1 immediately_RR ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, speaking_VVG in_II the_AT first_MD minutes_NNT2 of_IO the_AT lockdown_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR not_XX allowing_VVG any_DD students_NN2 or_CC staff_NN to_TO leave_VVI ._. "_" 
Freshman_NN1 Matthew_NP1 Spencer_NP1 was_VBDZ walking_VVG toward_II a_AT1 campus_NN1 bus_NN1 stop_NN1 about_RG 12:30_MC p.m._RA when_CS he_PPHS1 saw_VVD police_NN2 and_CC paramedics_NN2 running_VVG toward_II the_AT fallen_JJ officer_NN1 ._. 
Then_RT he_PPHS1 got_VVD the_AT alert_JJ from_II the_AT university_NN1 to_TO get_VVI indoors_RL ._. 
A_AT1 short_JJ while_NNT1 later_RRR ,_, "_" at_RR21 least_RR22 15_MC police_NN2 and_CC undercover_JJ cars_NN2 took_VVD off_RP "_" toward_II where_RRQ the_AT second_MD body_NN1 was_VBDZ found_VVN ._. 
Much_DA1 of_IO the_AT campus_NN1 was_VBDZ empty_JJ Thursday_NPD1 ,_, save_II21 for_II22 the_AT Newman_NP1 Library_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 reading_NN1 day_NNT1 in_II preparation_NN1 for_IF final_JJ exams_NN2 ._. 
Friday_NPD1 's_GE exams_NN2 were_VBDR postponed_VVN because_II21 of_II22 the_AT incident_NN1 ._. 
Inside_II the_AT library_NN1 ,_, students_NN2 were_VBDR warned_VVN to_TO stay_VVI clear_JJ of_IO the_AT windows_NN2 ._. 
The_AT circumstances_NN2 of_IO this_DD1 shooting_NN1 bore_VVD no_AT real_JJ comparison_NN1 to_II Cho_NP1 's_GE premeditated_JJ slaughter_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB that_DD1 was_VBDZ little_JJ consolation_NN1 to_II the_AT Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 community_NN1 ,_, still_RR so_RR scarred_VVN by_II the_AT 2007_MC shooting_NN1 that_CST locals_NN2 refer_VV0 to_II it_PPH1 only_RR as_CSA "_" 4/16_MF "_" --_NN1 the_AT date_NN1 of_IO the_AT massacre_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 all_DB knew_VVD people_NN ,_, some_DD of_IO us_PPIO2 personally_RR ,_, that_CST got_VVD hurt_VVN on_II 4/16_MF ,_, so_CS this_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX a_AT1 good_JJ feeling_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Lee_NP1 Hawkins_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 2008_MC Tech_NN1 graduate_NN1 who_PNQS works_VVZ for_IF the_AT university_NN1 at_II Torgersen_NP1 Hall_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 was_VBDZ another_DD1 surreal_JJ afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
Police_NN2 officers_NN2 wearing_VVG flak_NN1 jackets_NN2 and_CC carrying_VVG automatic_JJ weapons_NN2 arrived_VVN about_RG 2_MC p.m._RA to_TO secure_VVI the_AT building_NN1 ,_, known_VVN as_II Torg_NP1 ._. 
Police_NN2 shepherded_VVD students_NN2 onto_II the_AT "_" bridge_NN1 ,_, "_" a_AT1 study_NN1 area_NN1 that_CST links_VVZ the_AT building_NN1 with_IW Newman_NP1 Library_NN1 ._. 
Officers_NN2 guarded_JJ entrances_NN2 and_CC allowed_VVD students_NN2 to_TO leave_VVI if_CSW they_PPHS2 wanted_VVD ,_, but_CCB "_" at_II our_APPGE own_DA risk_NN1 ,_, "_" Hawkins_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
Many_DA2 on_II campus_NN1 said_VVD they_PPHS2 fear_VV0 this_DD1 new_JJ episode_NN1 will_VM cement_VVI what_DDQ they_PPHS2 consider_VV0 an_AT1 undeserved_JJ reputation_NN1 for_IF violence_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM nervous_JJ about_II our_APPGE reputation_NN1 ,_, "_" Shawn_NP1 Ghuman_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 sophomore_NN1 ,_, said_VVD ._. 
"_" Tech_NN1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ school_NN1 ._. "_" 
The_AT shooting_NN1 happened_VVD ,_, by_II chance_NN1 ,_, on_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 when_RRQ Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 officials_NN2 were_VBDR in_II Washington_NP1 to_TO appeal_VVI a_AT1 $55,000_NNU federal_JJ penalty_NN1 from_II the_AT Education_NN1 Department_NN1 over_II the_AT university_NN1 's_GE response_NN1 to_II the_AT 2007_MC shooting_NN1 ._. 
Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 officials_NN2 were_VBDR criticized_VVN for_IF taking_VVG too_RG long_JJ to_TO lock_VVI down_RP the_AT campus_NN1 after_II that_DD1 shooting_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 two-hour_JJ delay_NN1 from_II the_AT discovery_NN1 of_IO Cho_NP1 's_GE first_MD two_MC victims_NN2 to_II the_AT first_MD e-mail_NN1 alert_VV0 to_II campus_NN1 ._. 
Thirty_MC others_NN2 were_VBDR killed_VVN in_RL21 between_RL22 in_II an_AT1 academic_JJ building_NN1 that_CST had_VHD not_XX been_VBN locked_VVN ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 deployed_VVD them_PPHO2 all_DB ,_, and_CC we_PPIS2 deployed_VVD them_PPHO2 immediately_RR ,_, "_" Mark_NP1 Owczarski_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 university_NN1 spokesman_NN1 ,_, said_VVD at_II a_AT1 news_NN1 conference_NN1 ._. 
Neither_RR police_NN2 nor_CC university_NN1 officials_NN2 identified_VVN the_AT officer_NN1 or_CC the_AT gunman_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM not_XX say_VVI whether_CSW the_AT assailant_NN1 specifically_RR targeted_VVD his_APPGE victim_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 said_VVD the_AT officer_NN1 was_VBDZ on_II the_AT Virginia_NP1 Tech_NN1 force_NN1 for_IF four_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
The_AT campus_NN1 was_VBDZ quiet_JJ Thursday_NPD1 evening_NNT1 ._. 
A_AT1 few_DA2 students_NN2 walked_VVD around_RP ,_, but_CCB most_DAT seemed_VVD to_TO be_VBI hunkered_VVN down_RP in_II dorm_NN1 rooms_NN2 ,_, studying_VVG for_IF finals_NN2 ._. 
Kimberly_NP1 Lawrence_NP1 ,_, 20_MC ,_, of_IO Newport_NP1 News_NN1 and_CC Chloe_NP1 Toner_NP1 ,_, 19_MC ,_, of_IO Great_NP1 Mills_NP1 ,_, Md._NNA ,_, were_VBDR waiting_VVG for_IF a_AT1 ride_NN1 and_CC discussing_VVG the_AT day_NNT1 's_GE events_NN2 ._. 
