Breaking News
5 people shot at hookah bar near Virginia Tech

Five people have been shot, one fatally, at a hookah lounge near the campus of Virginia Tech in downtown Blacksburg, local officials and witnesses say. A lockdown at the university was lifted after several hours.
The incident began at 11:52 p.m. on Friday when officers were called for an active shooter at the Melody Hookah Lounge on N Main Street in downtown Blacksburg, not far from the campus of Virginia Tech.
“There were five individuals that were injured in the shooting, four were transported to local hospitals and one is deceased,” police said in a statement. “The severity of the injuries of those who were transported is unknown at this time.”
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said one of the injured is a student at the university.
Details about the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately released. “This incident continues to be a complex, ongoing case that has shifted to a homicide investigation,” police said.
Virginia Tech was immediately put on lockdown when initial reports of a shooting came in, but it was lifted after more than 3 hours. “Blacksburg Police continue to investigate. Avoid downtown,” the university said in an update.
Multiple ambulances responding to a possible shooting scene in downtown Blacksburg, VA #blacksburg pic.twitter.com/YXHmQVg5jP
— Mark Skaggs (@markskaggs10) February 5, 2022
Multiple sirens audible, some belonging to EMS, audible on Progress St, #Blacksburg, 1 mile away from where a persons with a gun has been reported. pic.twitter.com/RgrfdiwQCR
— Justin Buchinsky (@JBuchinskyWX) February 5, 2022

-
US News6 days ago
19 people shot, 2 killed, at Catholic school mass in Minneapolis
-
Business1 week ago
Bitcoin goes below $113,000 in sudden market drop
-
US News1 week ago
Haboob hits Phoenix; leaves thousands without power and damages airport roof
-
Health1 week ago
First U.S. case of flesh-eating screwworm confirmed in Maryland
-
Politics6 days ago
Susan Monarez ousted as CDC director just weeks after confirmation – WaPo
-
World2 days ago
At least 9 killed after 6.0 earthquake strikes northeastern Afghanistan
-
Legal1 week ago
2 police officers killed, another wounded in Australia ambush
-
US News1 week ago
5 injured after house explosion in St. Louis County