Emily Jane Hilscher, age 19

Lost to gun violence on April 16, 2007 in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Virginia Tech shooting
Emily died in West Ambler Johnson Hall (student dorm) along with Resident Advisor Ryan Clark.

She was a Freshman from Woodville, Va majoring in Animal and Poultry Sciences.

Virginia Tech shooting: A 23-year-old student, Seung-Hui Cho, armed with two pistols, a Glock 19 and a Walther P22, killed thirty-two students and faculty members at Virginia Tech and wounded another seventeen students and faculty members in two separate attacks before committing suicide.

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