Bismarck native talks about shootings at Virginia Tech

A Bismarck woman attending Virginia Tech says she's in a state of shock following todays sh...  More »

A Bismarck woman attending Virginia Tech says she's in a state of shock following todays shootings that killed at least 30 people and injured many more... Former Century track and field standout Erika Schroeder attends the Virginia Tech. She says she was in biology class about nine this morning when students were told to leave. Erika: Then I saw a rush of people coming out of the building next to me and so I decided to leave because it didn't seem like anyone was too chaotic but um I decided to leave at that point and I guess that was pretty much around the time of when the shooting occurred. Erika says she got to her care and drove back to her apartment...taking her biology lab partner with. She says they watched the news unfold on tv. Erika:It was really shocking that it was so much larger than we thought, like didn't even realize how big it was and we were right next to it.  « Less