Virginia Tech gunman 'had selective mutism'

The Virginia Tech student who killed 32 people and himself on campus in April had been treated in high school for a mental disorder that left him unable to speak in public, according to newspaper reports.

Virginia Tech gunman 'had selective mutism'

The Virginia Tech student who killed 32 people and himself on campus in April had been treated in high school for a mental disorder that left him unable to speak in public, according to newspaper reports.

But the university was never told about the condition.

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