Virginia shooting suspect: writer of "twisted" plays

Source: Xinhuanet | 04-18-2007 09:38

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The gunman in the Virginia Tech shooting is described as a "loner," whose "twisted" writing made classmates suspect he might become a school shooter.

The police Tuesday identified the suspect of the deadliest campus shooting in United States as Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old senior majoring in English, who killed 32 people before taking his own life Monday.

"He was a loner, and we're having difficulty finding information about him," said Larry Hincker, associate vice president for university relations.

A fellow student said Cho had written two plays so "twisted" that his classmates suspected he might become a school shooter.

"When we read Cho's plays, it was like something out of a nightmare. The plays had really twisted, macabre violence that used weapons I wouldn't have even thought of," former classmate Ian McFarlane, now an AOL employee, wrote in his blog.

According to Professor Carolyn Rude, chairwoman of the university's English department, Cho's scribed writings were so "disturbing" they were sent to administrators.

A Virginia State Police officer said Cho apparently did not leave a suicide note.

But ABC News reported that law enforcement sources said Cho did leave some kind of note in his dorm room. It states, "You caused me to do this," ABC News reported.

Cho came to the United States in 1992, through Detroit, Michigan, a department of Homeland Security official said. He had lawful permanent residence, via his parents, and renewed his green card in October 2003.

Editor:Du Xiaodan