Shooting Incident
On April 12, 2013, a gunman opened fire with a shotgun at the campus site at New River Valley Mall. Two women were wounded. An off-duty security guard and two police officers subdued the gunman. The suspected gunman is Neil Allen MacInnis, 18 years old at the time of his arrest, and a resident of Christiansburg. Minutes prior to the attack, a message was posted on 4chan about threats of a shooting that would take place at the exact location. The message also included the name of the suspect, Neil MacInnis. MacInnis is charged with two counts of malicious wounding and two counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and is held without bond.
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