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Dies in varsity shooting

Virginia: A shooting at a Virginia Tech dormitory on Monday left one person dead and one wounded, a State Government official with knowledge of the case said. The public university posted an advisory on its Web site advising students that a shooting had occurred at a residence hall and a ``gunman is loose on the campus.'' The university also told students to stay in their homes away from windows. The shooting was reported at West Ambler Johnston Hall. Police were at the scene, Tech said on its Web site. Officials ordered the campus closed, the second time in less than a year the 26,000-student campus was shut because of a shooting. In August 2006, the opening day of classes was cancelled and the campus closed when an escaped jail inmate killed a hospital guard and a sheriff's deputy involved in a massive manhunt just off the campus. — AP

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