Updated: Signs of mental illness noted before stabbing
April 14, 2011
The father of a student arrested for assaulting several police officers after stabbing himself on the Drillfield Wednesday described him as a good kid who needs some help.
Content on Stabbing:
After slaying, searches reveal little
January 26, 2009
The Montgomery County Sherriff's Office executed search warrants on Haiyang Zhu's University Boulevard Apartment and Xin Yang's Donaldson Brown residence last Friday.
Letter: Come together in face of tragedy
January 26, 2009
In the wake of a fellow Hokie's heinous murder there has been an outpouring of condolences, sympathies, and immense feelings of loss. But, sadly, there has also been a torrent of senseless bigotry from other Virginia Tech students.
Column: VT Alerts get campus on same page
January 26, 2009
It is a daunting task to write about an on-campus murder -- especially when the entry will be posted in the Virginia Tech campus newspaper. Still, there are things to point out that still keep me quite unsettled about last week's tragedy.
Editorial: Police and university response to murder in GLC was effective
January 22, 2009
When the police received a 911 emergency phone call Wednesday at 7:06 p.m. about an incident occurring in the Au Bon Pain in the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown, a police officer was on scene at 7:07 p.m.
Stabbing death in Donaldson Brown
January 22, 2009
Officer Nicole Irvine approached a grisly crime scene Wednesday evening when she encountered murder suspect Haiyang Zhu holding the severed head of victim Xin Yang in the Au Bon Pain cafe at the Graduate Life Center.