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Article: Cho's family living 'in darkness': ; Relatives of Virginia Tech shooter have been in seclusion since tragedy
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- April 14, 2008
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WASHINGTON - Like so many thousands of Virginia Tech parents,
Sung Tae and Hyang Im Cho spent the day of April 16 calling their
son's cell phone and sending him e-mails, hoping he hadn't fallen
prey to the man who was shooting students and professors at Virginia
Tech.
The Chos' fears were confirmed when the police, FBI agents and a
chaplain showed up that night at their suburban townhouse.
But the news was worse than they imagined.
Their shy, quiet 23-year-old son was the student gunman who
fatally shot 32 people before killing himself.
Nearly a year later, Seung Hui Cho's parents have virtually cut
themselves off from the world. Relatives from South Korea have not
heard from them. They ...