>>POLICE ARE IN DOWNTOWN BLACKSBURG AFTER A SHOOTING AT A HOOKAH LOUNGE NOW THIS IS
CELL PHONE VIDEO
THAT SHOWS SEVERAL AMBULANCES
RESPONDING DOWNTOWN WE KNOW
THIS SHOOTING HAPPENED JUST
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE AND
THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.
I’M DO CARD.
WE DO WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF
THE VIDEO WE’VE GATHERED ALL
MORNING LONG YOU CAN SEE THE
SCENE IS STILL PRETTY ACTIVE
WITH POLICE AND K 9 UNITS IN
DOWNTOWN BLACKSBURG
RIGHT NOW NORTH MAIN STREET IS
BLOCKED OFF BETWEEN A ROANOKE
AND JACKSON STREETS BECAUSE OF
THE INVESTIGATION.
WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THIS
SHOOTING THAT ALSO PUT VIRGINIA
TECH ON LOCKDOWN FOR
HOURS OVERNIGHT.
LET’S GO STRAIGHT OVER TO 10
NEWS REPORTER COURTNEY LOT THE
SHE IS WORKING FOR YOU LIVE IN
DOWNTOWN BLACKSBURG
THIS MORNING AND COURTNEY
POLICE JUST ANNOUNCED LESS THAN
15 MINUTES AGO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY ONE PERSON IS
DEAD AFTER WHAT HAPPENED.
>>THAT’S RIGHT DUKE. WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT ONE PERSON WAS KILLED IN THE
SHOOTING AND WE’VE ALSO JUST
LEARNED THAT 4 MORE IN
THE HOSPITAL, IT’S BEEN MORE
THAN A 6 HOURS SINCE SHOTS
FIRST RANG NOW AT THIS
HEWKO LOUNGE HERE ON NORTH MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN BLACKSBURG AND YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME IT IS
STILL A VERY
ACTIVE SCENE.
NOW THE ONE THING WE ARE STILL
WAITING TO HEAR AND WHAT
EVERYBODY’S WAITING TO HEAR IS
IF POLICE HAVE ARRESTED ANYONE
OR IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR
A GUNMAN.
NOW ALL SHELTER IN PLACES HAVE
BEEN LIFTED, BUT THEY ARE STILL ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY OUT OF THE AREA SO THAT THEY
CAN WORK.
NOW WE DID SEE A CANINE UNIT
OUT
AND ABOUT BUT FOR THE MOST PART
WHAT WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF IS
INVESTIGATORS GOING IN AND OUT
OF THE
GOOGLE OUCH, TAKING PICTURES
PUTTING DOWN EVIDENCE MARKERS.
WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BULLET ON
THE GROUND.
NOW
WE ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE TONIGHT
AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR
FROM POLICE.
A LITTLE LATER ON THE MORNING
AND HOPEFULLY GET SOME DETAILS
NOW ANOTHER THING THAT WE WANT
TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT
WE FOUND ON THE BUSINESSES
SOCIAL MEDIA WAS THAT THERE WAS
A PRIVATE PARTY
THAT WAS BEING HOSTED THERE
TONIGHT FROM
8 TO 11.
SO AGAIN THIS WAS ONE AFTER THE
SHOOTING HAPPENED
ONE HOUR AFTER THAT PRIVATE
PARTIES SO WE WILL BE ASKING
ABOUT THAT AND YOU KNOW IF
YOU’RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS
AREA AT ALL THIS
IS WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ON
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT SO
YOU CAN IMAGINE,
IT MUST HAVE BEEN
A VERY TERRIFYING SITUATION AND
10 NEWS SEEMS LINDSAY CAN IS
GOING TO
TELL US A LOT MORE ABOUT THAT
COMING UP, BUT OF COURSE IF YOU
HAVE ANY INFORMATION IF YOU SAW
ANYTHING
HEARD ANYTHING GO AHEAD AND
CALL POLICE DUKE.
>>OURS CAN SEE AS WE CONTINUE OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH 10 NEWS REPORTER LINDSEY CANDIDATE
SHE’S LIVE AGAIN ALSO IN
DOWNTOWN BLACKSBURG NOW LINDSAY
YOU SPOKE WITH A VIRGINIA TECH
STUDENT WHO LIVES NEARBY.
>>THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT I WANT TO GIVE YOU ALERT LOOK FIRST AT WHERE I AM AND I
WHERE I AM I’M ON THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE POLICE TAPE ON THAT
JACKSON STREET AND NORTH
MAIN STREET.
AGAIN SO YES I CAUGHT UP WITH A
VIRGINIA TECH SENIOR WHO SAYS
THAT SHE WAS AWAKE WHEN THE
SHOOTING HAPPENED AND SHE
INSTANTLY GOT SOME TEXT
MESSAGES FROM HER FRIENDS ABOUT
A SHOOTING
SO SHE IMMEDIATELY BECAME
EXTREMELY WORRIED SHE WENT TO
THE LOCKER DOOR AND THAT IS
WHEN SHE SAW POLICE OFFICERS IN
HER
OWN BACKYARD.
THEY TOLD HER THAT THERE HAD
BEEN A SHOOTING AND THAT SHE
NEEDED TO STAY INSIDE WHICH IS
WHAT SHE DID.
I CAUGHT UP WITH HER SHE
WAS GOING TO THE 7.11 WHICH IS
NOT FAR FROM THE SCENE OF THE
SHOOTING AND SHE SAYS THAT
SHE JUST CANNOT BELIEVE THAT
THIS HAPPENED SO CLOSE TO HER
HOME AND OF COURSE AS YOU
MENTIONED VIRGINIA TECH DID GO
INTO LOCKDOWN BECAUSE OF THE
SHOOTING THAT LOCKDOWN WAS
LIFTED AT ABOUT
3 30 THIS MORNING.
BUT SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE STILL
ADVISING STUDENTS TO STAY AWAY
FROM THE DOWNTOWN AREA BECAUSE
IT’S SUCH AN ACTIVE
SCENE NOW.
OF COURSE THIS HAS BEEN A VERY
EMOTIONAL AND LONG NIGHT FOR
THE BLACKSBURG COMMUNITY HERE
AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU LISTEN
TO WHAT THE VIRGINIA TECH
STUDENT HAD TO SAY.
>>AND SO CLOSE HERE.
>>A VERY TOUGH SITUATION FOR STUDENTS. THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE IN
BLACKSBURG OF COURSE WE’RE
GOING TO BE LEARNING MORE ABOUT
THE SITUATION AND KEEPING YOU
UPDATED ON AIR
AND ONLINE LIVE IN BLACKSBURG
ON MONDAY CAN IT 10 NEWS
WORKING FOR YOU.
>>THANK YOU LINDSAY WE ARE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO COVER THIS
STORY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING IN
THE NEXT HALF HOUR WE’RE GOING
TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT
MINUTE BY MINUTE AS IT
HAPPENED.
WE’LL
HAPPENED. WE’LL HAVE OUR NEXT UPDATE FROM
BLACKSBURG ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF
COURSE YOU GET THE LATEST