http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian News Stories in the week after the Appalachian School of Law Shootings en http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~lambert/guns/appalachian/2002/01/16#284 <p><span class="normal">TOM BROKAW, anchor:</span></p> <p><span class="normal">Tonight, authorities in rural Virginia say a man who went on a fatal shooting spree at a law school was a student who was not making the grade. The school is in Grundy, Virginia, 120 miles west of Roanoke. It was new and working to make a name for itself, but not like this. Here&#8217;s NBC&#8217;s Kevin Tibbles.</span></p> <p><span class="normal">KEVIN TIBBLES reporting:</span></p> <p><span class="normal">Shots rang out at 1 this afternoon on the campus of the tiny Appalachian School of Law. </span><span class="tackle">By the time the shooter was overpowered, three people were dead, three others wounded.</span><span class="normal"> Police say the 43-year-old suspect is a student from Nigeria who failed last year and who was suspended from school this morning.</span></p> <p><span class="normal">Unidentified Man: He was kind of a loner, and it was hard to approach him. He was very closed off.</span></p> <p><span class="normal">TIBBLES: The shots fired execution style, according to police, from a semi-automatic handgun. The dead include the dean of the law school, L. Anthony Sutin, a former member of the Clinton administration&#8217;s Justice Department. The father of two young children, former law partners say he had a huge heart. One faculty member and a student were also shot dead. The three injured students rushed to nearby hospitals.</span></p> <p><span class="normal"></span><span class="tackle">State police in Virginia are crediting law students at Appalachian for preventing further loss of life, saying they overpowered the gunman and held him until police could arrive.</span><span class="normal"></span></p> <p><span class="normal">Professor PAUL LUND (Associate Dean): The ASL community is profoundly shocked and saddened by this tragedy. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of the victims.</span></p> <p><span class="normal">TIBBLES: The Appalachian School of Law opened in 1997 to encourage young people in this traditional coal mining region to study and practice law. It is housed on the campus of a former junior high school and boasts just 170 students and 15 faculty. A trauma unit has now been set up on the tiny campus to counsel those who have lost friends. A memorial service will be held at the school tomorrow. Kevin Tibbles, NBC News, Chicago.</span></p> <p><span class="normal"></span></p>