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Monday, April 16, 2007 12:00 AM

University officials waited two hours to warn campus, students say

With at least 33 dead and 29 wounded, some ask why the campus wasn't shut down after an early-morning killing.
By Joe Eaton

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  • Thursday, April 19, 2007 07:59 AM

    Why did they wait?

    We agonized about this. Why did they wait? Why didn't they tell us, cancel classes, etc.?

    Well, now we know why. The police thought they had the suspect in custody. That's why they didn't "lock down" or notify campus earlier. Conflicting information from the victim's roommate and the victim's boyfriend made it seem that they had the right person and that the situation was under control. How were they to know it was a random killing? They did the best they could with the information they had.

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