But again, here is that initial information that we received just an hour ago from officials here at Virginia Tech about the shooter. Identify that person, not by name, but saying it was an acquaintance of the female victim who was first shot at that first shooting in the first dormitory that was attacked yesterday morning. They did talk about that during the press conference as well. They are saying at this point that it is now reasonable to conclude that this gunman, Cho Seung-Hui, was the gunman at both shooting attacks yesterday here on the campus of Virginia Tech. But it sounds like, from listening to this press conference, that it was an abundance of caution on the part of investigators here as to why they were not saying definitively that, yes, these two shooting attacks are connected. And one of those weapons apparently, according to lab results from the ATF, confirm that one of those weapons was involved in both shootings. 22 millimeter weapon, two weapons, collected related to this gunman. Apparently maintained a residence in Centerville, Virginia, that's in Fairfax County, right outside Washington, D.C., but was living in Harper Hall on the campus here of Virginia Tech. ![]() That means he was legally residing in this country but from South Korea. The gunman apparently confirmed, 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui, a South Korea, who was also what they called a resident alien. Also here, other officials from the Virginia State Police, the secretary of public safety for the state of Virginia, all here sort of showing a unified force in presenting this new information about this suspect. Almost 24 hours went by before we had the answers to a lot of these questions, but just a few moments ago a press conference here on the campus of Virginia Tech, the president of the university, Charles Steger, along with the police chief. JIM ACOSTA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: That's right, Tony. ![]() And, Jim, it took a while but we now have an identification of who police say was the shooter. Police say they are working to confirm that the gunman acted alone. Also last hour, police confirmed that ballistics tests have linked one gun to both murder scenes. He was a South Korea undergrad who was living on campus. The gunman is identified as 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui. ![]() And the questions many are still asking today, did the university respond quickly enough as the crisis unfolded. What they saw and how they managed to escape the killers wrath. I'm Tony Harris at the CNN world headquarters in Atlanta. TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We will also hear from the survivors. These are the faces of some of those killed in the gruesome shooting spree. HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: We learned the identity of the gunman and more about his 32 victims. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. Virginia Tech Campus Killings President George W.
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