April 16: Five years after the Virginia Tech shootings
Members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets stand guard for 32 minutes following the lighting of the ceremonial candle at midnight on April 16, 2012. The candle will remain lit for the duration of the day and will be guarded again by cadets for 32 minutes prior to extinguishing at midnight. Photo by Daniel Lin | The Roanoke Times
A visitor to the April 16th memorial on the Virginia Tech campus lays flowers in remembrance on the morning of April 16, 2012. The memorial was open to visitors through the day. Daniel Lin | The Roanoke Times
Virginia Tech students walk past Burruss Hall on the Virginia Tech campus. Regular class schedules were held during the fifth-year anniversary of the April 16, 2007 shootings. Daniel Lin | The Roanoke Times
University and community members gather to talk and eat during the Day of Remembrance community picnic. The picnic served free food from local vendors on the Drillfield on the Virginia Tech campus. Daniel Lin | The Roanoke Times
April 16, 2012 - 11:36 AM
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