‘This is a tragedy of monumental proportions’

A GUNMAN opened fire in a dorm and classroom at a US university yesterday, killing 32 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in US history.

Police confirmed last night that the gunman took his own life, bringing the death toll in Blacksburg, Virginia, to 33.

“Today the university was struck with a tragedy that we consider of monumental proportions,” said Virginia Tech president Charles Steger. “The university is shocked and indeed horrified.”