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Seung-Hui Cho
South Korean mass murderer (1984–2007)
This article is about the murderer. For the South Korean singer and actress, see Cho Seung-hee.
In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.
Seung-Hui Cho | |
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| Born | Cho Seung-hui (1984-01-18)January 18, 1984 Asan, South Korea |
| Died | April 16, 2007(2007-04-16) (aged 23) Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Alma mater | Virginia Tech |
| Motive | Inconclusive, possibly misanthropy or retaliation for bullying |
| Date | April 16, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-04-16) 7:15 a.m., 9:40 – 9:51 a.m. |
| Location(s) | Virginia Tech campus |
| Target(s) | Students, teachers and other workers |
| Killed | 33 (including himself)[1][2] |
| Injured | 23 (17 from gunfire) |
| Weapons | Walther P22 Glock 19 |
| Hangul | 조승희 |
| Hanja | 趙承熙 |
| Revised Romanization | Jo Seunghui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Sŭnghŭi |
| IPA | Korean pronunciation:[tɕosɯŋhi
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