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'''Seung-Hui Cho''' was a
23-year-old
socially isolated
[[South Korea|Korean]] man
who committed [[suicide]]
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 Christianity<ref>It requires a close reading of the article to realize that his rant was against his "own religion," which really means Christianity. See http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=f9838ae8-a496-4ca2-a19f-8b8d7f3ab022&k=18395&p=2</ref> and "rich kids."
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>
His creative writing teacher said she notified authorities about Cho based on disturbing writings that he had submitted as classwork, but said she was told that there would be too many legal hurdles to intervene<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3048108&page=1</ref>. Cho's play ''Richard McBeef'' is largely based on ''[[Hamlet]]'', more emotional intensity and less subtlety. [http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/04/17/cho-seung-huis-plays/]
[[Image:Gal 06 cho nbc.jpg|right|thumb|200px|One of the photos Seung-Hui Cho sent to [[NBC]].]]
According to Cho's former room-mates, Cho has been investigated by police in 2005 for stalking several female students on campus including a female student he had been communicating with via [[instant messenger]] under the pseudonym ''Question Mark''.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.shooting/index.html</ref>
==References==
<references/>
[[category:criminals]]
[[Category:school violence]]
'''See''':
*[[Virginia Tech shootings]]
==Further Readings==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6564653.stm BBC profile of Cho Seung-Hui]
*[http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/04/17/cho-seung-huis-plays/ Text of ''Richard McBeef'' and ''Mr. Brownstone'' on AOL]
*[http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/04/17/warrant.pdf Search warrant for Cho's on-campus residence]
*[http://www.cho-seung-hui.info/ Information on Seung-Hui Cho]
*[http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/msnbc/fv.htm??f=00&g=925bc281-ce20-439e-9682-8cc58066b2bf&p=hotvideo_m_vatech&t=c3556&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/&fg= Clips of the video tape Seung-Hui Cho mailed to NBC]
*[http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/pdf/cho_mentalhealth.pdf Seung-Hui Cho's mental evaluation form]
'''Seung-Hui Cho''' was a
23-year-old
socially isolated
[[South Korea|Korean]] man
who committed [[suicide]]
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 Christianity<ref>It requires a close reading of the article to realize that his rant was against his "own religion," which really means Christianity. See http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=f9838ae8-a496-4ca2-a19f-8b8d7f3ab022&k=18395&p=2</ref> and "rich kids."
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>
His creative writing teacher said she notified authorities about Cho based on disturbing writings that he had submitted as classwork, but said she was told that there would be too many legal hurdles to intervene<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=3048108&page=1</ref>. Cho's play ''Richard McBeef'' is largely based on ''[[Hamlet]]'', more emotional intensity and less subtlety. [http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/04/17/cho-seung-huis-plays/]
[[Image:Gal 06 cho nbc.jpg|right|thumb|200px|One of the photos Seung-Hui Cho sent to [[NBC]].]]
According to Cho's former room-mates, Cho has been investigated by police in 2005 for stalking several female students on campus including a female student he had been communicating with via [[instant messenger]] under the pseudonym ''Question Mark''.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.shooting/index.html</ref>
==References==
<references/>
[[category:criminals]]
[[Category:school violence]]
'''See''':
*[[Virginia Tech shootings]]
==Further Readings==
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6564653.stm BBC profile of Cho Seung-Hui]
*[http://newsbloggers.aol.com/2007/04/17/cho-seung-huis-plays/ Text of ''Richard McBeef'' and ''Mr. Brownstone'' on AOL]
*[http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/04/17/warrant.pdf Search warrant for Cho's on-campus residence]
*[http://www.cho-seung-hui.info/ Information on Seung-Hui Cho]
*[http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/msnbc/fv.htm??f=00&g=925bc281-ce20-439e-9682-8cc58066b2bf&p=hotvideo_m_vatech&t=c3556&rf=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/&fg= Clips of the video tape Seung-Hui Cho mailed to NBC]
*[http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/pdf/cho_mentalhealth.pdf Seung-Hui Cho's mental evaluation form]