NATIONAL BRIEFING / VIRGINIA
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A female student was stabbed to death on Virginia Tech’s campus in Blacksburg, the first killing there since a deadly mass shooting in 2007.
The latest incident triggered a crisis notification system that was revamped after the shooting rampage. Students were warned by text messages and other forms of communication about 7:45 p.m. that they should stay in place while police investigated. About an hour later, they were given the all clear.
A male suspect was taken into custody about 7:10 p.m., according to a university news release. Both the victim and the suspect were graduate students at Virginia Tech, and police believe they knew each other, the school said.
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