I'm taking a brief departure from sports here, but I'd say this is very newsworthy. If you're near a television, turn it on. There's been a tragedy at Virginia Tech, as a lone gunman has killed at least 21 people on their campus this morning. This incident becomes the worst school shooting in U.S. history, surpassing the 12 fatalities at Columbine High School in 1999.
The first shooting occurred at 7:15 AM this morning and continued for several hours. The campus is described as "mass chaos". Students are locked in their rooms, monitoring the campus through various webcams. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Updates:
Reports say that the gunman was killed. It is unclear if he was shot by police or took his own life.
The fatality count is up to 29 (ABC News)
