Thursday, April 10, 2008

UPDATE: Virginia Tech, Families Agree to Settlement

While they can't bring their loved ones back, families of those massacred at Virginia Tech last spring are finding some comfort following a tentative deal reached on Thursday.

Reports say families of the victims have reached an $11 million deal with the state, a deal that is designed to prevent future lawsuits.

Gov. Timothy Kaine indicated that the majority of families of victims backed the settlement. Twenty-two families had previously filed notice with the state that indicated they might sue.

Seung-Hui Cho, a mentally disturbed student, killed 32 victims and wounded two dozen others at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007 before turning the gun on himself. He killed two people in a dorm room, then went on a rampage inside a science hall, where most of the victims died.

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