Virginia Tech

In a frightening reminder the 2007 massacre on Virginia Tech’s campus that left more than 30 people dead, a gunman shot and killed a police officer at the university on Thursday before apparently turning the gun on himself.

Virginia Tech appears to be reliving its worst nightmare as reports of a shooting have placed the university under lockdown.

A person with a gun has been reported near the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., according to an alert on the school's website.