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after murdering 32 people
at [[Virginia Tech]]
on April 16, 2007. The massacre was speculated to have been caused by jealousy and anger towards the 18-year-old student Emily Hilscher.<ref>http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23392980-details/Gunman%20shot%20his%20fellow%20students%20three%20times/article.do</ref> According to some report, Cho Seung-Hui had left a note in his dormitory which contains a rant against "hedonism" and "rich kids." In his own words, Cho Seung-Hui wrote "Thanks to you, I die like Jesus Christ, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenseless people." <reref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18186080</ref>
Cho had lived in the U.S. for fifteen years, since his parents immigrated when he was eight years old.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3048108&page=1 ABC News Seung-Hui Cho, 23-Year-Old Shooter, Wrote 'Disturbing' Note and Violent Plays], ''ABC''</ref> He had the name ''Ismail Ax'' (means ''Son of Sacrifice'') written in red ink on his arm before the shooting.<ref>http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=041807B</ref>