A Virginia Tech student has been expelled after being arrested on charges of buying an assault rifle and attempting to buy 5,000 rounds of ammunition, reports WSLS.
He has no known criminal history and his motive is unknown.
Just ten years ago, Virginia Tech was the scene of a deadly mass shooting. 33 people were killed, including the gunman, Seung-Hui Cho.
Police were responding to rumors that “someone on campus” had been “stockpiling weapons,” but said they have no evidence the rumor was accurate, according to WSET.
Police released the following statement:
We always encourage members of our community to contact us anytime there is a concern about safety, security and/or suspected violation of the law on campus. All of us at Virginia Tech are fully committed to keeping our campus and satellite facilities as safe and secure as possible. Rest assured that if VTPD possesses any information indicating an impending or immediate threat to campus, we will take the necessary steps to alert our community.
Today, following a lengthy investigation, VTPD served an arrest warrant on a student for a firearms violation. Hence, we obtained an arrest warrant for that student and took him into custody earlier today without incident. It is quite possible this case sparked the rumor from earlier today.
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